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Mottled, light gray to brown fungi, 5-10mm diameter.
On north-facing side of ridge above leeward tropical valley.
Spotted growing out of a rotting wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) log. The bowl or cup shape is evocative of bromelia, though obviously this spotting is not of that genus.
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Thanks for the lead, Mark. Going with the odds, I think I spotted Cyathus sp., but I can't be sure which one. There are reportedly eleven bird's nest fungus species in Hawaii. Ten are Cyathus sp.
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/...
Here's a great key if you want to search species... http://www.mushroomexpert.com/birdsnests...
Bird's nest fungi - Nidulariaceae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidulariac...