Woolly Bird Nest Fungus

Thank you very much Arun.

Congrats on your SOTD !!!

Thank you very much Leuba.

Little cups of lentils in clear broth. They look perfect and fresh - lovely find - Congratulations on the SOTD !

Thank you so much Neil. I was lucky to find various stages of the fungus. The wood chips had been brought in for erosion control.

Amazing spotting, Brian. I never considered that this fungus would have a cap, shown clearly in the 2nd and 3rd photos. Congrats on your SOTD.

Thanks so much SukanyaDatta. This is probably as close as I'll ever get to finding a pot of gold.

Congratulations, Brian...those gold coin filled mushrooms are wonderful. Birds nest fungus are on my bucket list.

Thank you Zlatan and DrNamgyalT.Sherpa.

Congratulations Brian for the SOTD!

Great spotting Brian

Thank you Mark and António for your kind words and thank you Daniele for making this the SOTD.

Nice spotting Brian. Congrats.

Congratulations Brian, your Woolly Bird Nest Fungi are our Spotting of the Day:

"They look like delicate white cups filled with pulses! These Woolly Bird Nest Fungi (Nidula niveotomentosa) are our Spotting of the Day. The genus Nidula (from the Latin nidula, meaning "little nest") belongs to the fungus family Agaricaceae. The white woolly cups (called peridia or splash cups) are the fungus's fruiting body, while the small brown discs are known as peridioles and contain spores. The cups develop with a covering which, once cracked open, exposes the peridioles. These can in turn be hit by raindrops which will eject them from the nest and contribute to spore dispersal".

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Awesome find Brian,i never saw so many together,beautiful,congrats and thanks for sharing

Thanks Lauren. I was surprised to find so much ot it.

So cool. I've always wanted to see some of these.