![]() | Bird's Nest Fungus Immature | Bird's Nest Fungus Mature | ![]() | |||
Animals Plants Info |
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.
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