10-23 Bird's Nest Fungus

 10-23 Bird's Nest Fungus

Bir's Nest Fungus is a saprophyte - it grows on decaying matter: rotting timber, wood mulch or dead vegetation. The "eggs" are the spores or periodoles. When a rain drop hits the periodoles they are cannonballed out of the nest. The nest is about the size of a fingernail.

John