Common Bird's Nest
Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly
Also called: White-Egg Bird's Nest, common bird's nest fungus
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Annette Herz. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Annette Herz. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Isaac Krone. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 106 |
| February | 68 |
| March | 49 |
| April | 40 |
| May | 87 |
| June | 215 |
| July | 414 |
| August | 505 |
| September | 427 |
| October | 379 |
| November | 154 |
| December | 94 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 243 records · Foraging rules
- New York 204 records · Foraging rules
- California 166 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 158 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 151 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 123 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 105 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 102 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 89 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 79 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 76 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 72 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 61 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 56 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 55 records · Foraging rules
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- Wisconsin52 records
- Oregon51 records
- Idaho48 records
- Tennessee46 records
- New Jersey40 records
- Maryland34 records
- Utah31 records
- Iowa31 records
- Connecticut29 records
- District of Columbia27 records
- Minnesota27 records
- Vermont25 records
- Michigan24 records
- Nova Scotia23 records
- Delaware20 records
- Missouri20 records
- Alberta19 records
- Georgia19 records
- Wyoming19 records
- South Carolina16 records
- Kansas15 records
- Maine15 records
- New Hampshire14 records
- Alaska13 records
- Kentucky12 records
- New Brunswick12 records
- Prince Edward Island10 records
- Alabama9 records
- Montana8 records
- Arizona7 records
- New Mexico6 records
- Rhode Island6 records
- Louisiana4 records
- Arkansas4 records
- Yukon3 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador3 records
- Oklahoma3 records
- Nebraska2 records
- Mississippi2 records
- North Dakota2 records
- Texas2 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Manitoba1 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
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