Cyathus stercoreus

Bird's nest fungus at Red Hill, ACT

Cyathus stercoreus at Red Hill, ACT - 21 May 2005
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Cyathus stercoreus 4 Mar 2019 Heino1

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On herbivore dung

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Heino1 wrote:
   5 Mar 2019
These photos show various fruit bodies from one herbarium collection. The specimens were dried after collection. However, the fruit bodies have a low water content and so look much like this out in the wild (particularly in dry conditions). The main purpose of this photograph is to provide a contrast with (Fungus Cyathus stercoreus on 15 Apr 2005). In the inset you see three spores. These fruit bodies were collected from herbivore dung in a grazing paddock. The site was sparsely grassed and totally exposed to sun and wind and my guess is that they had been exposed to weathering for quite some time.
Pam wrote:
   5 Mar 2019
We now have some good images and information for comparison - thanks Heino.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 21 May 2005 12:00 AM Recorded on
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