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3 6 Flute Birds Nest or Splash Cups

Flute Birds Nest or Splash Cups

by VivBraznellนครศรีธรรมราช, Thailand

0 1 Xanthoria (cup lichen)

Xanthoria (cup lichen)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Orange coloured cup lichen growing on ...

1 1 Splash cup bird's nest fungus

Splash cup bird's nest fungus

by MeaganKeefeMaryland, USA

found in wood mulch

0 0 Splash Cup Fungi

Splash Cup Fungi

by scott5Pennsylvania

Tiny 1 cm size cups growing on rotten wood ...

0 0 Splash Cups

Splash Cups

by GlungoOcean Township, New Jersey, USA

cups full of spores

5 0 Splash Cups

Splash Cups

by b_leboeuf9Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States

Very small, birds-nest fungi. Spores released when raindrops fall into

1 0 Splash Cups

Splash Cups

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

The Splash

3 4 Splash Cups

Splash Cups

by InannaBintAliKansas City, Missouri, USA

Cup-shaped, narrowing below. Spores that ...

3 0 Splash cups

Splash cups

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

These small bird's nest fungi with ridged edges grew on on dead organic matter. ...

2 0 Splash Cup

Splash Cup

by M FortuneAsheville, North Carolina, United States

Each open nest is 1cm or less in width. The "eggs" are actually filled with the ...

1 0 Splash Cups or Bird's-nest fungi or

Splash Cups or Bird's-nest fungi or

by Charlotte FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, United States

brownish grey cups flare out about 1/4 inch ...

5 0 Bird's Nest Fungus

Bird's Nest Fungus

by MachiFlorida, USA

The "eggs" are actually peridioles and contain the spores

2 1 Fluted bird's nest, Splash cups

Fluted bird's nest, Splash cups

by Võ Anh TuấnThành phố Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp, Viet Nam

Φ 07 mm

5 3 Bird's Nest Fungi

Bird's Nest Fungi

by RexFantasticGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Tiny bird's nest fungi, only a few mm across, fruiting abundantly on woodchips.

11 6 Bird's-nest Fungi

Bird's-nest Fungi

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

"eggs" are actually seed-like cases, called peridioles that contain the gleba. ...

1 0 Cup fungi

Cup fungi

by Brian38DuPont, Washington, USA

the fruit body (mushroom). The cup shape ...

3 4 Birds Nest Fungus

Birds Nest Fungus

by Leuba3765, Victoria, Australia

. Pic # 4 shows a peridiole hanging outside the

0 0 Lung Liverwort

Lung Liverwort

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

into the cups

2 0 Fluted Bird's Nest Fungi

Fluted Bird's Nest Fungi

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States

flattened eliptical structures called peridioles. Another common name given to ...

5 0 Cup Fungi

Cup Fungi

by misakoSC, Argentina

Spotted these brown cup fungi along the ...

2 0 Bird's Nest Fungus

Bird's Nest Fungus

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Tiny gray fungi in the shape of a birds nest with tiny disc shaped "eggs" ...

2 0 Bird's Nest Fungi

Bird's Nest Fungi

by MachiAlaska, USA

Large, pale "eggs" (peridioles), rusty brown "

1 1 Bird's Nest Fungus

Bird's Nest Fungus

by birdlady6000Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

lots of little tubes growing out of the ground with striated

0 0 Haircap moss

Haircap moss

by drpalombellaVirginia, USA

water to reach an egg. Most mosses hold their reproductive organs in ...

2 0 fluted bird's nest or splash cups (less common name)

fluted bird's nest or splash cups (less common name)

by AlexKonigKerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

common name given to C. striatus, splash ...

7 4 Bird's Nest Fungus

Bird's Nest Fungus

by ceherzogNorth Carolina, USA

A family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. ...

3 3 White-egg Bird's Nest Fungi

White-egg Bird's Nest Fungi

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

, called peridioles, that contain parts of the spore mass. The nests are

1 0 Bird's Nest Fungi

Bird's Nest Fungi

by joanbstanleyPflugerville, Texas, USA

serve as splash

0 0 crescent-cup liverwort

crescent-cup liverwort

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

cups by

2 2 Bird's Nest Fungus sp?

Bird's Nest Fungus sp?

by birdlady6000Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

attached to the inside of the cup. The ...

7 0 Bird's Nest Fungi

Bird's Nest Fungi

by CharliePriceBlessington, Tasmania, Australia

as splash

6 0 Crescent-cup liverwort

Crescent-cup liverwort

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

discus-shaped gemmae are readily dislodged from the

23 12 Bird's Nest Fungi

Bird's Nest Fungi

by Brian38Washington, USA

" ("peridium" in the singular), and serve as

2 0 splash cup

splash cup

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

tall, and grey or brown in color. Another common name given to C. striatus, ...

4 1 Bird's nest fungus

Bird's nest fungus

by staccyhJohannesburg South, Gauteng, South Africa

' nests. The nests are "splash-cups" - ...

8 6 Common- or - yellow Bird’s Nest fungi (splash cups)

Common- or - yellow Bird’s Nest fungi (splash cups)

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "

0 1 Brown Honeyeater

Brown Honeyeater

by MacChristiansen4871, Queensland, Australia

depending upon where the sun hits the bird, there is also a small yellow

2 3 Birds Nest Fungi

Birds Nest Fungi

by SarahHiteWhittScottown, Ohio, United States

egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "

1 2 fluted bird's nest

fluted bird's nest

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

shaped fruiting body of Cyathus striatus makes use of a

6 3 Wasseramsel / White-throated Dipper / European Dipper

Wasseramsel / White-throated Dipper / European Dipper

by kaidaubertsBad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany

The White-throated Dipper is about 18 centimetres (7.1 in) long, rotund and ...

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