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Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve) Bird&#039;s nest fungi growing on a Liquidambar styraciflua &quot;gumball&quot;/fruit. Near a seasonal stream in a moist valley. My first time seeing this species...much less seeing it on a gumball. I&#039;ve never seen it documented on this substrate. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/123063/common_birds_nest_fungus_crucibulum_laeve.html" title="Common Bird&#039;s Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/123063_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qZPNP5W8IoyDzA1RAzdk9iSLBXs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Common Bird&#039;s Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve) Bird&#039;s nest fungi growing on a Liquidambar styraciflua &quot;gumball&quot;/fruit. Near a seasonal stream in a moist valley. My first time seeing this species...much less seeing it on a gumball. I&#039;ve never seen it documented on this substrate.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/123062/common_birds_nest_fungus_crucibulum_laeve.html Crucibulum laeve,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Crucibulum laeve,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve)

Bird's nest fungi growing on a Liquidambar styraciflua "gumball"/fruit. Near a seasonal stream in a moist valley. My first time seeing this species...much less seeing it on a gumball. I've never seen it documented on this substrate.

Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve) Bird's nest fungi growing on a Liquidambar styraciflua "gumball"/fruit. Near a seasonal stream in a moist valley. My first time seeing this species...much less seeing it on a gumball. I've never seen it documented on this substrate.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/123062/common_birds_nest_fungus_crucibulum_laeve.html Crucibulum laeve,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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The Common Bird's Nest Fungus

Crucibulum laeve is probably the most common and frequently encountered bird's nest fungus in temperate North America. Three features serve to identify it successfully: its yellowish colors; the "lid" over the nest (in young specimens), covering the eggs; and the tiny cords that attach the eggs to the nest.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Oct 14, 2021. Captured Oct 12, 2021 08:21 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.