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Devil's urn fungus

Urnula craterium

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Small goblet shaped fungi growing in left litter.

Habitat:

Open woodland.

Reference Links:

Urnula craterium

Species ID Suggestions

Bird's Nest Fungus

Nidulariaceae

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Jacob Gorneau
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Devil's Urn

Urnula craterium
chesterbperry
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Comments (4)
KarenL
Thanks for your help Jacob & Alex! I will do some more research when I get back home!
AlexKonig
i think this is from the genus "helvella", could not find the specific species, but the here distributed helvella bulbosa looks a bit similiar. here the helvella family ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=helvella&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1156&bih=685&wrapid=tlif133263525232510&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=n2ZuT4ncLKmx0QWNlomOAg ), maybe old/dry species : " macropus", good luck
Jacob Gorneau
This is a very general and unprofessional ID. I hope this helps, yet you may want to consult a Fungi Specialist for this one!

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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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