Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt is a fungus in the Vuilleminiaceae family, order Corticiales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt

Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt

Scarlet splash (Cytidia salicina) is a European fungus that grows on deciduous woody plants, with spores 12-18×4-5 um.

Family
Vuilleminiaceae
Genus
Cytidia
Order
Corticiales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt

Cytidia salicina, which has the scientific name Cytidia salicina (Fr.) Burt, is commonly called scarlet splash. It is a species of fungus that grows on willows and other deciduous woody plants in Europe. The spores of this fungus measure 12-18 by 4-5 micrometers.

Photo: (c) Ramunė Vakarė, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Ramunė Vakarė · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Corticiales › Vuilleminiaceae › Cytidia

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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