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 Cyathus colensoi
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Non endemic
Article: Cunningham, G.H. (1924). A revision of the New Zealand Nidulariales, or "birds-nest fungi". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 55: 59-66 Wellington:.
Description: Peridia campanulate, up to 7 mm. high, 6 mm. wide at the mouth, tapering abruptly to short
and slender stipe which about. 1 mm. diam.; exterior from pallid-grey to bay-brown, finely
tomentose, even, interior lead-coloured, smooth, somewhat shining; mouth erect, in old
specimens slightly recurved, margin entire, even. Peridiola lenticular, 2 mm. diam., black;
tunics thin, white. Spores variable in shape and size, elliptical when 10-12 X 8-10 mmm.,
or subglobose when 9-12 mmm. diam.
Habitat: Habitat.-Growing crowded or caespitose on dead wood on the ground.
Distribution: Distribution.-Australia; Dannevirke, N.Z. : rare.
Notes: This species somewhat resembles C. Olla, but may be distinguished by the smaller
differently shaped peridia, smaller peridiola, and more globose spores.
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