Fluted bird's nest
Cyathus striatus · 隆纹黑蛋巢菌
Common鸟巢菌科❓ Inedible
Non-toxic, but woody or intensely bitter in texture — not eaten as food.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Small and cup-shaped, holding several flattened round packets like eggs in a nest
- Outer cup wall brown and hairy; inner wall lined
- Grows on rotten wood and wood chips; raindrops splash the packets out to disperse them
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 鸟巢菌科
- Hymenium
- Gleba
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 0.5–1.5 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Common
- Habitat
- Rotting wood and wood-chip mulch
Easily Confused With
Common bird's nestSmall, pale yellowish brown cup, holding white flattened round packetsFun Fact
The 'eggs' in its little cup are spore packets; a raindrop landing inside can launch one over a meter away, with the cup's slanted walls angled exactly for the shot.
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