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Crucible fungus (Crucibulum laeve)
Small cups with single layered walls, no striations, sometimes reforming within an old shell, yellow fuzzy caps before opening; peridioles pale to white and up to 6 within a cup. Height 7mm width 5mm
This one shows a new cup forming inside the old.
On woodchip mulch in a local nature reserve. Koolunga Native Reserve, Boronia Australia
http://secure.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/publications/fungi/crucibulum-laeve.html
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.
Similar species: Agaricales
By Mark Ridgway
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Uploaded Mar 2, 2016. Captured Jul 25, 2015 22:04 in 2-3 Old Forest Rd, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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