Common Grey Disco
Common Grey Disco - Mollisia cinerea
Alternative names
Grey Disco
Description
A small grey shallow cup fungus found on decaying wood, with a smooth pale grey to brownish-grey inner fertile surface, and a downy margin
Similar Species
There are several other grey Mollisia in this complex of species
Recording advice
Photograph in habitat, and note substrate and associated tree species
Habitat
Decaying wood in woodlands
Further Information
It is likely that Mollisia 'cinerea' is a part of a compelx of similar grey species - it may be best recorded as sensu lato or as a species aggregate. See Laessoe & Petersen 2019 - who refer to the genus as 'poorly understood'.
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