Cheilymenia granulata explained

Cheilymenia granulata is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

This is a very common European species appearing throughout the year (most commonly in summer and autumn) as tiny orange-red discs up to 2 mm in diameter, thickly clustered on dung, usually from cows.

Many publications place this species in a separate genus, Coprobia.

References

. Michael Jordan (mycologist) . The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe . . 2004 . 36 . 978-0-7112-2379-0.

. Stefan Buczacki . Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe . . 1992 . 221 . 0-00-219978-5.