New Zealand Fungi
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11008-12707 Common bird's nest (Crucibulum laeve) small flared smooth yellow-brown cup containing whitish, flattened 'flying saucer' spore masses (the 'eggs' or peridioles). This group of fungi have a specialised method of spore dispersal. A droplet of water falls into the cup and splashes the spore masses out onto the surrounding vegetation. Omokoroa *
12707Commonbrownfieldbird's nestfungusCrucibulumlaevesmoothyellowbrown cupflattenedflying saucerspore masseseggsperidiolesOmokoroa