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Dung-loving Bird's Nest Fungus - Cyathus stercoreus Found them this morning in one of my flower pots whilst watering. Big surprise. Cyathus stercoreus,Dung-loving Bird's-Nests,Eamw fungi,Encounter Bay SA Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dung-loving Bird's Nest Fungus - Cyathus stercoreus

Found them this morning in one of my flower pots whilst watering. Big surprise.

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  1. I've set the country to Australia, hoping that's correct.

    On topic, lovely find!
    Posted one year ago
    1. Sorry, no problem. Posted one year ago

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"Cyathus stercoreus", commonly known as the dung-loving bird's nest, is a species of fungus in the genus "Cyathus", family Nidulariaceae. Like other species in the Nidulariaceae, the fruiting bodies of "C. stercoreus" resemble tiny bird's nests filled with eggs.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Feb 19, 2024. Captured Feb 19, 2024 09:09.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm