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common bird's nest fungus
Crucibulum laeve
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Crucibulum simile
Crucibulum parvulum
fluted bird's nest fungusCyathus striatus
woolly bird's nest fungusNidula niveotomentosa
Crucibulum cyathiforme
dung-loving bird's nest fungusCyathus stercoreus
field bird's nest fungusCyathus olla
jellied bird's nest fungusNidula candida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,695 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,523 |
| Canada | 1,669 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,295 |
| Ontario | 834 |
| Washington | 798 |
| Russia | 774 |
| New York | 735 |
| Oregon | 730 |
| California | 573 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Bird's nest fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically bird's nest fungi.Inferred from its group
- Grows on dungListed by a harvested fungal ecology source as a dung saprotroph.FUNGuild fungal ecology database
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | bird's nest fungi · Nidulariaceae |
| Genus | Crucibulum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FUNGuild fungal ecology database (License not stated by source)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise common bird's nest fungus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.