Day 5: Having discovered Lemon Discos entirely by accident several years ago, I now make an annual autumn pilgrimage to their log to assure myself that they're doing well. I have never found them in any other location, but the species is purportedly common. The issue with finding them is their size. At most, Bisporella citrina achieves a diameter of 4 mm, and not often that! Compare the grass blade in the upper left corner. These ranged from microscopic to a whopping 2 mm. Observation from the side, if you cared to lay your cheek against wet, rotting hardwood, would show that each disc(o) is supported by a short pseudostipe. Whatever they may lack in size, they make up for it in sheer cuteness, at least in the opinion of this easily entertained naturalist.
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