Discina melaleuca

Discina melaleuca is characterized by its cup-shaped to irregularly discoid habit, dark brown to blackish hymenium, with a smooth to slightly wrinkled whitish outer surface.

Usually medium-sized, generally 4–6 cm, though reaching up to 8 cm or more according to literature. Growing on bare soil, trail margins, or decaying wood remnants, especially in coniferous forests during spring.

Not a common fungus, although locally abundant in higher montane areas. Specimens studied were collected in Valderejo NP (Álava) under Pinus sylvestris and in Urzainki (Navarra) under Pinus sylvestris and Abies alba, both in April.