Cyttaria gunnii | |
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at Cradle Mtn NP | |
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Species: | C. gunnii
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Cyttaria gunnii Berk. (1845)
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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.