Cyttaria gunnii

Cyttaria gunnii
at Cradle Mtn NP
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C. gunnii
Binomial name
Cyttaria gunnii
Berk. (1845)

Cyttaria gunnii, commonly known as the myrtle orange or beech orange, is an orange-white coloured and edible ascomycete fungus native to Australia. It is a specific parasite of myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) trees.