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Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> <br /> It is thought that the cup-like stage serves as a splash-cup apparatus for distributing asexual spores. Therefore, the mushroom extends its reproductive period by have asexual spore dispersal before producing sexual spores.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html" title="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71056_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WeKSWag5QpXPPIG%2Bxd93wp0wA3o%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html" title="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71055_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ZYYKOSk0Z9XQ7%2FVP7KB%2FJhh177s%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html" title="Little Nest Polypore"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/56250_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=uxhw6v37EH9MeXgitALV9Agc3zM%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird&#039;s nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The &quot;cups&quot; start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Fungus,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States,polypore" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Little Nest Polypore,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore Click/tap to enlarge

Little Nest Polypore

Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.

It is thought that the cup-like stage serves as a splash-cup apparatus for distributing asexual spores. Therefore, the mushroom extends its reproductive period by have asexual spore dispersal before producing sexual spores.

Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States

Little Nest Polypore - Trametes conchifer Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56250/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html Fall,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States

Little Nest Polypore Odd, tiny, cup-like fungi that resemble bird's nest fungus, but without the eggs. This fungus starts out looking cup-like, but it develops a cap as it matures...The "cups" start out with zones of color on the inside and a smooth, white undersurface. With age, a polypore develops as an extension of the cup. These fungi ranged in size from 3-7mm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71056/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58282/little_nest_polypore.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71055/little_nest_polypore_-_trametes_conchifer.html Fall,Fungus,Geotagged,Little nest polypore,Poronidulus conchifer,Trametes conchifer,United States,polypore

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The Little nest polypore

Trametes conchifer, the little nest polypore, is a fungus in the Polyporaceae resembling a bird's nest fungus, yet without the eggs. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2018. Captured Oct 4, 2017 11:25 in Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.