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Found in a small wood chip enriched soil with potted plants.They are cup-shaped, their outer parts appear woody, they are the size of a pencil eraser, and they are filled with little pin-head sized spores.
Found yesterday morning in an inside plant pot.
Spotted on Dec 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 3, 2012
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It's one of the Bird's Nest Fungi of the Nidulariaceae family. I'm not too familiar with them but I'd guess that it's of the Cyanthus genus based on it's conical shape and hairy surface.