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Birds nest fungus

Cyathus novaezelandiae

Description:

The fruiting structures have the appearance of a cup, or 'birds nest' complete with eggs full of spores, ( peridioles ).

Habitat:

The fruiting structures emerging from introduced wood-chip mulch in a suburban garden bed.

Notes:

I have seen these once before http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108...

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MartinL
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MartinL

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 26, 2013
Submitted on Dec 17, 2013

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