
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.

''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
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.
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