Common bird's nest
Crucibulum laeve · 白蛋巢菌
Occasional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, pale yellowish brown cup, holding white flattened round packets
- Cup mouth covered by a white membrane when young
- Grows on dead twigs, wood chips, and fallen leaves
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 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Wood chips and dead twigs
Easily Confused With
Fluted bird's nestSmall and cup-shaped, holding several flattened round packets like eggs in a nestFun Fact
Unlike the fluted bird's nest, its cup interior is smooth rather than grooved; the 'eggs' are white and tethered to the cup floor by an impossibly thin cord.
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