Bird's Nest Fungus: Profile

Class:

Fungi (Fungi) - Basidio (Basidiomycota) - Mushroom-forming Fungi (Agaricomycetes)

Order:

Gilled Fungi (Agaricales)

Family:

Mushroom (Agaricaceae)

Species:

Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus stercoreus)

This Photo:

Profile

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
The little black seed like things in the middle are actually spore casings. And they rely on a rain drops hitting them, bouncing them out of the parent cup to spread the spores and reproduce. That's just cool.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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