Synonyms: Aleuria melaloma, Anthracobia melanoma, Humaria melaloma, Humariella melaloma, Lachnea melaloma, Patella melaloma, Peziza melaloma, Pyronema melaloma, Pyronema melalomum, Scutellinia melaloma.
Common name: charcoal eyelash.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Anthracobia melaloma is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It produces orangish cup-or disc-like fruit bodies that have small brown hairs around the edge. Fruit bodies occur in burn sites.
Estonian: Harilik söeliudik.
Anthracobia melaloma is a species of fungus in the family Pyronemataceae, order Pezizales, class Pezizomycetes, phylum Ascomycota. It is a small to medium-sized, cup-shaped fungus with a dark brown to black interior and a lighter brown exterior. In East and Central Texas, Anthracobia melaloma has been found growing on burned soil, ash, and charred wood, typically in areas with rich organic matter. The fungus fruits in the spring and summer months, often in association with other fire-associated fungi. Its distribution in the region is scattered, but it can be locally common in areas with recent burns or fires.
Fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with green algae on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil after a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius and orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Dark-brown cup fungus Ascobolus carbonarius and orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with green algae on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Close-up of orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil with charcoal in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Close-up of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Orange fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma together with green algae on a site of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Ascomycete fungi Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) and Anthracobia melaloma on charred site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Cup fungus Anthracobia melaloma in area of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Charcoal eyelash mushrooms (Anthracobia melaloma(?)) on a bonfire site on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2021
Ascomycete mushrooms Anthracobia melaloma(?) on a bonfire site on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 23, 2021In East and Central Texas, observations of the fungus Anthracobia melaloma were made at sites of recent prescribed burns and wildfires. The fungus was found growing on sandy soil, charred wood, and burnt areas, often in association with other fungi such as Ascobolus carbonarius and Tarzetta rosea. The orangish cups of Anthracobia melaloma were observed singly or in groups, sometimes accompanied by green algae. The fungus was seen in various locations, including Bastrop State Park and Sam Houston National Forest, with observations made in February, March, and December, suggesting a potential presence throughout the year. The fungus's ability to thrive in burnt environments was consistently noted across different observations.
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