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Birds nest fungus

Crucibulum laeve

Description:

A single cup containing several pale sporing bodies inside. These are dispersed by raindrops.

Habitat:

In the wood chips of a garden bed in a local park. local park.

Notes:

Not sure of the species or if they are the same. . I've seen similar ones of these before;- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucibulum

1 Species ID Suggestions

EduHerNav
EduHerNav 9 years ago
White bird nest
Crucibulum laeve


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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Thank you EduHerNav

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

This one looks totally smooth inside - no fluting or striations. Might be different type. Also the peridioles look fewer and different shape?

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jun 2, 2014
Submitted on Jun 2, 2014

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