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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.
Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Mar 9, 2014
3 Comments
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...