Neottiella rutilans is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This European species appears in autumn as bright yellowish-orange discs among Polytrichum and related mosses.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Neottiella rutilans being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Neottiella vivida
- Octospora gyalectoides
- Melastiza cornubiensis
- Lamprospora hispanica
- Anthracobia macrocystis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Pyronemataceae
- Genus
- Neottiella
- Species
- Neottiella rutilans
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