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Cyathus stercoreus
golden brown fungus shaped roughly like a goblet; 3 dark grey/black "eggs" held in a nest-like receptacle about 7 mm across the top tapering down; when picked up a ball of soil came up with it; outer surface of nest is sort of shaggy or hairy but not conspicuously so; inside nest smooth shiny not lined like splash cup; inside brown darkening to blackish; about 15 mm high
found in soil with woodchip mulch & grass
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