Devil's Urn

The scientific name of this fungus is Urnula craterium. What a lovely name- the perfect name for an Addams family child, perhaps? But I digress, the name simply means "burned" (Urnula) "small crater" (craterium). And indeed- the fungi is pitch black inside- and does very much resemble a small burned out crater. It should be noted then, that newly emerging Devil's Urn mushrooms look more like little fingers pushing up from the soil. But, in the short span of a few days, the little "fingers" widen at the top and split open to form the crater.