Disc, Cup,  Ear Fungi, and Lichens

​Most large fungi you see are basidiomycetes, whereas cup and disc fungi and some truffles are Ascomycetes that have different types of spores.
Disc fungi  form  tiny disc-shaped and pebbly fruiting structures can be seen on dead wood and litter or as a component of  lichens.
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Abortiporus sp. Decomposer in clumps of native grass. PF-N15
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Disc fungus on wood
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Disc fungus on dead grass tree stump
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Mixed lichen species on rock
Cartilaginous cup and ear fungi are decomposers that appear in plant litter and mulch
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Peziza vesiculosa PF A11
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Peziza sp on woodchips
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Peziza sp. in moist litter
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Plectana campylospora
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​This single Morel (Morchella species) was found at Malyalling reserve in 2019. Very rare here