Each little cup is filled with minuscule "eggs" - each attached to the cup by a slender cord.
Last year I found a single cup attached to a twig at the local park and showed it to her. She knew exactly what she had found. Sometimes she does listen.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Bird's Nest Fungus
The Girl found this group of Crucibulum Bird's Nest Fungus in our backyard. To give you some idea of the scale, the jagged green in the upper right of the first image is the edge of a strawberry leaf.
Each little cup is filled with minuscule "eggs" - each attached to the cup by a slender cord.
Last year I found a single cup attached to a twig at the local park and showed it to her. She knew exactly what she had found. Sometimes she does listen.
Each little cup is filled with minuscule "eggs" - each attached to the cup by a slender cord.
Last year I found a single cup attached to a twig at the local park and showed it to her. She knew exactly what she had found. Sometimes she does listen.
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Wow, I just encountered those little cup things while gardening, was wondering what the heck they were. Spent a fair bit of time poking, prodding and squishing a few...
ReplyDeleteI have those in my mulch, wonderful little things
ReplyDeleteI have those things in my mulch wonderful little things
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