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Dung-loving bird's nest

Cyathus stercoreus

Photo by EsterGarcía
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Field Notes

Description:

This fungus is very similar to Cyathus olla (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19448195), with which it may be confused by the appearance.

Habitat:

Grows on livestock droppings, mainly.

Notes:

In Traditional Chinese medicine, a decoction of this fungus is used to help relieve the symptoms of gastralgia, or stomach ache

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Comments (1)
injica
Really interesting fungus! never saw them, tnx for sharing :)

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