Bird Nest Fungi (Cyathus striatus) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Bird Nest Fungi (Cyathus striatus) have fruiting bodies that resemble tiny egg filled bird’s nests.

Habitat:

They feed on decomposing organic matter and grow on decaying wood or in soil enriched with bark mulch. They like damp, moist areas.

Notes:

Found in my backyard.

Won spotting of the day on 09.06.2013

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152896228570603&set=a.1015238…

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celestialprincess101

Thanks!

I love your photos! Thanks for sharing.

celestialprincess101

Thank you :)

thanks for sharing.

that is pretty

celestialprincess101

Thank you Larry :)

Simply amazing!

celestialprincess101

Thank you Braulio and Megan :)

Wonderful spot!

Braulio Rivas Tapia

A really good start, Cel! Congrats, and welcome to Project Noah!

celestialprincess101

Thank you :)

congratulations on this brilliant SOTD celestial princess101.

celestialprincess101

Thank you everyone :)

cool! congrats!

Reza Hashemizadeh

Welcome to Project Noah and a hearty congratulations on a wonderful SotD !

mendes.madalena

nice!

Lovely! Congrats!

Spectacular spotting Congratulations ,,

Beutiful spotting, congratulations!

Jason Alexander

Congrats! I've never sen this before! Amazing!

Great spotting, congrats!

Congratulations and welcome.

Congratulations on your SOTD :)

Very nice and congratulations on SOTD!

MacChristiansen

Congratulations for the SOTD

Gorgeous spotting. Love it! Congrats :)

celestialprincess101

Thanks you all so very much!!

Carol Snow Milne

Great photo! So unusual/unique. Great spot!

Welcome to the community celestialprincess101 - your very first contribution has been chosen as spotting of the day! Bird nest fungi have fruiting bodies that resemble tiny egg filled birds’ nests. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152896228570603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/343921024032722944

celestialprincess101

Hahah thank you very much. Glad you like it :)

Very cool first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!

celestialprincess101

Thank you!

Noel Buensuceso

Great spot!

celestialprincess101

Thank you very much. I think the name is well suited for them :)

aptly named.

Beautiful spotting! So bird nest-like that it is hard to believe that this is a fungus.

celestialprincess101

Thank you very much.!

duttagupta35504

Congratulations on your first Project Noah spotting!

celestialprincess101

Thank you! :)

Nice specimen! I hope to find this spp.

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