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Field Bird's Nest fungi (Cyathus olla) A favourite of mine ! Quite common in many parts of the world but often unnoticed. The scruffy pale brown "balls" are unopened fruiting bodies. Individual cups seemed to have smooth inner walls with margins that are wavy due to mutual pressure. This species also has larger peridioles. Australia,Cyathus olla,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Field Bird's Nest fungi (Cyathus olla)

A favourite of mine ! Quite common in many parts of the world but often unnoticed. The scruffy pale brown "balls" are unopened fruiting bodies. Individual cups seemed to have smooth inner walls with margins that are wavy due to mutual pressure. This species also has larger peridioles.

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  1. Common or not, I'm still waiting for my first discovery of these in the wild, so I'm thoroughly enjoying it when others find them. Posted 9 years ago
  2. Look in garden mulch - decaying wood chips. A friend of ours gave us the exact location to look for one of these and I was shocked at their size. They were so small and I was accidentally walking all over them. Posted 9 years ago

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''Cyathus olla'' is a species of saprobic fungus in the genus ''Cyathus'', family Nidulariaceae. The fruiting bodies resemble tiny bird's nests filled with "eggs": spore-containing structures called peridioles.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 8, 2016. Captured Jun 5, 2013 16:32 in 22 Willow Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
  • SZ-10
  • f/9.3
  • 10/300s
  • ISO100
  • 5mm