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17-Oct-2021 Christine Hanrahan

Bird's nest fungi

Lavigne Natural Park

Bird's nest fungi are intriguing. There are several species locally, but I have not seen this one before. I think it is either a Crucibulum species or a Nidularia species. It was growing among Stinkhorn fungi as well as near another species of Bird's nest fungi on bark mulch in a hydro cut. The white spore packets will turn brown when mature and the spores will eventually disperse, each 'egg' or packet containing innumerable spores.

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Don Mottershead18-Oct-2021 21:34
So cool!
Walter Otto Koenig18-Oct-2021 17:52
What a fascinating find. You show us so many things that we have not seen before. "V"
pkocinski18-Oct-2021 11:46
So interesting...
Liz Bickel18-Oct-2021 10:06
You find the most interesting fungi. Nice lighting and excellent composition to make the subject stand out.
Tom LeRoy18-Oct-2021 09:37
Amazing fungus! does look like a small birds nest with tiny eggs. Great find and shot. V
Raymond Ma18-Oct-2021 04:35
So fascinating...really like eggs in a nest. V
John Vass18-Oct-2021 04:21
What a find! Great well shot photo! Never seen one that looked like this!
joseantonio18-Oct-2021 03:42
thank you for showing this beauty.V
laine18-Oct-2021 03:29
That's a great looking one...not seen it before. V
Dennis Hoyne18-Oct-2021 02:52
You find so many fungi I have never seen or heard of previously, and photographed beautifully.
Hank Vander Velde18-Oct-2021 00:58
Great find, beautiful image and interesting info Christine.
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