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Cyathus

Notes

The birds nest fungi (Crucibulum, Cyathus and Nidula) are saprobes on fallen wood and litter. The exotic Cyathus striatus is often found on wood chip mulches.
Six species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Name (click to select)Image (click to enlarge)
 Cyathus colensoi
 Cyathus novae-zeelandiae  
 Cyathus olla  
 Cyathus stercoreus  
 Cyathus striatus