Sighting 4577829
Cyathus sp.
2 A Bird's Nest Fungus at National Arboretum Forests
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| Cyathus sp. | Heino1 | 26 Jun 2024 | |
| Cyathus sp. | TimL | 25 Jun 2024 |
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User's notes
This is a follow-up sighting to 4577232. The Bird's Nest Fungus was originally sighted on 20th June. Today's sighting shows the current condition of the open cup with the 'eggs' remaining in place. The second to fourth images show the 'eggs' having been moved around within the cup to dislodge them and show their attachments. The final image shows a clump of three 'eggs' removed from the cup to show their attachments and arrangement. Hopefully this additional information will help with identification.
4 comments
25 Jun 2024
Thanks TimL. It's not quite what I was expecting with respect to the ''funicle". It is encased in a 'purse' which opens when the egg is splashed out and a long thin cord is unfurled as the case flies through the air. See this pic and diagram from the web: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbibleofbotany.com%2Findex%2Fglossary-introduction%2Fglossary-page-4%2F&psig=AOvVaw3YI4oQ6rDJmxRgRpD6AWZ5&ust=1719383196899000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLDbyNuP9oYDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAj.
26 Jun 2024
The small, white bit sticking out from the 'egg' (or peridiole) is the compressed funicular cord and here (https://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/cyathus-peridioles-0252.html) you see where I've carefully teased out the cords of three peridioles.
26 Jun 2024
Hieino. Many thanks. The link is great. I had wondered if the original pics were at the compressed stage. Amazing bungee cord!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075303-35.286453
- Altitude 632.7m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 25 Jun 2024 12:16 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cyathus sp. Cup with one or more 'eggs' inside [birds nest fungi and cannonball fungus] Disk-like to cup-like Fungi
Species information
- Cyathus sp. Scientific name
- A Bird's Nest Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 786.6m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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