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Common bird's-nest

Crucibulum laeve

A species of Crucibulum, Also known as Yellow bird's nest fungus

The common bird's-nest (Crucibulum laeve ) emerges as a small, drum-shaped mushroom with a yellow or ochre-colored membrane across its top. When that membrane is shed or removed, it reveals a small cache of peridioles, which are small-egg shaped structures that contain the mushroom's spores. Together with the bowl-like base of the mushroom, the peridioles truly look like bird's eggs sitting in a nest.

Cap Diameter:

1 - 5 cm

Odor:

Mild, not particularly distinctive.

General Info About Common bird's-nest

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Attributes of Common bird's-nest

Cap Diameter

1 - 5 cm

Height

5 - 10 mm

Cap

Cap 1 - 5 cm across; brownish

Stem Cross Sections

Hollow or cottony hollow

Flesh

Tough

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mild, not particularly distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Scattered, Gregarious

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

Dead Woods, Wood Chips or Mulch, Leaf or Needle Litter, On soil, On animal dung

Occurence Habitats

Deciduous Woodland, Disturbed Lands

Species Status

Widely distributed

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Common bird's-nest

The common bird's-nest is a woodland mushroom, but it can appear in various urban settings, as well. It primarily grows on woody and vegetable debris, such as wood chips, needles, leaves, bark, fallen branches, sticks, and nutshells; it also can grow in humus, manure, and occasionally on herbivore dung. In urban settings, it can appear on old furniture and rotting timber.

Scientific Classification of Common bird's-nest

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

Crucibulum

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Tips for Finding Common bird's-nest

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What are Some Tips for Finding Common bird's-nest

Check around areas with abundant woodland debris like sticks and leaves.
Focus on ground litter in forested regions rather than searching on living trees or soil.
Inspect decomposing wood items or waste, such as old furniture or plywood.
Look for common bird's-nest at the bases of trees where organic debris tends to accumulate.

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