Mitrula Elegans (Noun)
Meaning
A discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in and half out of the water.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The delicate fungus Mitrula elegans was spotted growing near a shallow lake, with its colorful caps standing tall above the water.
- Mitrula elegans prefers wet environments and can be found in early spring near streams and ponds.
- After a particularly rainy season, I was thrilled to discover an abundance of Mitrula elegans sprouting from the lake's edge.
- Its distinctive appearance, with orange to yellow caps and white or pinkish stalks, made Mitrula elegans easy to identify.
- Mitrula elegans can often be found half-submerged in water, its fungal stalks rising above the surface like tiny orange or yellow flags.