NIDULARIACEAE
Bird's Nest Fungi family
Fruiting bodies
Nests (peridia) are splash cups, that is, when raindrops strike the eggs (periodoles) at the correct angle the eggs are expelled from the cup so that they may attach themselves to twigs or leaves.
- Resemble tiny egg-filled birds' nests
- Feed on decaying organic matter
- Found on wood chips and bark mulch
- Grow in groups, not joined together
- Covered by thin membrane that splits open at maturity
- Cup- or urn-shaped, containing egg-like spore cases
Nests (peridia) are splash cups, that is, when raindrops strike the eggs (periodoles) at the correct angle the eggs are expelled from the cup so that they may attach themselves to twigs or leaves.
Genus
Crucibulum Species Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly 1936 |
Genus
Cyathus Species Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni 1888 |
Native to North America Characteristics
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Native to North America Characteristics
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