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These fungi have small fruit bodies which are completely closed at first, then the top crumbles away, to leave a cup which contains spore-bearing tissue called peridioles. When raindrops land in the cup, the peridioles are propelled into the air, thus dispersing the spore. More Information
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Genus: Crucibulum  
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Species: Crucibulum laeve (De Candolle.) Kambly.
Synonym: C. vulgare
These fungi have an elastic cord attached to them, and a sticky knob at the free end. When splashed from the cup the cord catches on surrounding vegetation.		 More imagesCrucibulum laeve
Common Name: Birdnest Fungus
Found: Mixed Forest
Substrate: Small sticks twigs on forest floor.
Spore: White peridiola
Height: 5 mm
Width: 6 mm
Season: Autumn through to winter.
Edible: No
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Genus: Cyathus  
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Species: Cyathus novaezelandiae Tul. & C. Tul.
More imagesCyathus novaezelandiae
Common Name: None
Found: Native Forest
Substrate: Woody debris
Spore: Grey peridiola
Height: 20 mm
Width: 8 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
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Species: Cyathus striatus (Huds.) ex Pers.
More imagesCyathus striatus
Common Name: None
Found: Wood chip Garden
Substrate: Wood chips
Spore: Grey peridiola
Height: 20 mm
Width: 8 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
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Species: Cyathus olla
More imagesCyathus olla
Common Name: None
Found: Wood chip Garden
Substrate: Wood chips
Spore: Grey peridiola
Height: 20 mm
Width: 8 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
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Genus: Nidula  
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Species: Nidula niveotomentosa (Henn.) Lloyd.
The cup of this fungi is white and woolly on the outside and brown on the inside. The peridioles are shiny red brown without an attached cord. The surface of the peridioles is sticky and adheres to anything it lands on. Pevious called N. candida in New Zealand. 		More imagesNidula niveo-tomentosa
Common Name: Woolly Birdnest
Found: Mixed Forest
Substrate: Forest floor litter
Spore: Brown peridiola
Height: 8 mm
Width: 6 mm
Season: Autumn, Winter
Edible: No
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