Melastiza chateri is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Melastiza |
| Species: | M. chateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Melastiza chateri W.G. Sm., 1872
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This European species appears all year as smooth, dull orange-red disks up to 15 mm in diameter on damp sandy soil.
References edit
- Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 221. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.
- Melastiza chateri at Species Fungorum
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