Day 141: Bisporella citrina is a fungus quite common in the Pacific Northwest, but it takes a keen eye to spot it because the discs are seldom more than 3 mm in diameter. Since it grows on hardwood branches which have lost their bark (usually broken and on the ground), visibility may be additionally occluded by an overgrowth of moss or lichen. When the fruiting bodies first emerge, they appear as stalkless, rounded bumps. As they mature, a depression develops in the center of each bump, giving rise to the common name "Yellow Fairy Cups." They are also known by the enchanting name, "Lemon Discos."
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