Fluted Bird's Nest
Cyathus striatus Willd.
Also called: fluted bird's nest fungus
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Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Cyathus striatus
Classification from Wikipedia: Cyathus striatus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Ben Gruhot. 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 | 38 |
| February | 39 |
| March | 64 |
| April | 49 |
| May | 49 |
| June | 104 |
| July | 278 |
| August | 406 |
| September | 371 |
| October | 286 |
| November | 83 |
| December | 49 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 190 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 115 records · Foraging rules
- New York 108 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 108 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 96 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 80 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 67 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 65 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 59 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 57 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 54 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 51 records · Foraging rules
- California 47 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 45 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 44 records · Foraging rules
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- Florida40 records
- Quebec39 records
- West Virginia35 records
- Minnesota34 records
- Massachusetts29 records
- Alberta24 records
- Colorado24 records
- Wisconsin24 records
- Missouri22 records
- Michigan20 records
- New Jersey18 records
- Delaware15 records
- Louisiana15 records
- Texas15 records
- Connecticut14 records
- Alabama14 records
- District of Columbia14 records
- Vermont14 records
- Georgia13 records
- Kansas12 records
- Montana12 records
- Idaho11 records
- Manitoba11 records
- Maine10 records
- Arkansas8 records
- New Mexico8 records
- North Dakota8 records
- Kentucky6 records
- New Hampshire5 records
- Utah5 records
- Arizona4 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Oklahoma3 records
- Yukon3 records
- Hawaii2 records
- Nova Scotia2 records
- Saskatchewan2 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Wyoming1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | infundibuliform |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gleba |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Cyathus striatus, commonly known as the fluted bird's nest, is a common saprobic bird's nest fungus. This fungus resembles a miniature bird's nest with numerous tiny "eggs"; the eggs, or peridioles, are actually lens-shaped bodies that contain spores. The color and size of this species can vary somewhat, but they are typically less than a centimeter wide and tall, and grey or brown in color. The common name splash cups alludes to the method of spore dispersal: the sides of the cup are angled such that falling drops of water can dislodge the peridioles and eject them from the cup. C. striatus can be distinguished from most other bird's nest fungi by its hairy exterior and grooved (striated) inner walls. Although most frequently found growing on dead wood in open forests, it also grows on wood chip mulch in urban areas. The fruiting bodies are encountered from summer until early winter. with a widespread distribution throughout temperate regions of the world.
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