I have loved mushrooms since childhood, and I have also been a programmer for a long time. Combining these two hobbies, I wrote this website. Previously, I had two other mushroom identification sites, which I sold. Only one of them remains accessible today. My goal with the current site is to create an easy-to-use search and identification platform that works great both in the field and at home. I hope it brings joy to others.
Bartha László
Species flashcards
Practice area: created for the 303-species Hungarian mushroom inspector requirement. It is not an official examination; requirements in other countries may differ.
Fluted Bird's Nest
Cyathus striatus
not edible
- Habitat: branches stump forest
- Fruiting season: March – October
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Description
Description: Other-hymenium mushroom, cup-shaped, small species.
Fruiting body: The fruiting body of young specimens is egg, pear or spindle-shaped, its outer part is covered with reddish-brown shaggy bristles. Slowly, an opening forms on top, meaning the shaggy layer tears open and underneath a thin, white membrane - the so-called epiphragm - becomes visible. During further growth, this membrane also splits, and the inside of the cup thus formed becomes visible, shiny, whitish-gray. The inner wall of the cup, due to the protruding ridges running towards the center, appears striped. The upper, sharp margin is decorated with a downy hairy coating.
Hymenium: At the bottom of the cup - like eggs in a bird's nest - there are several, about 3 mm in diameter, lens-shaped, hymenium-containing structures. These small structures (so-called peridioles) are connected to the cup wall by a short mycelial cord and lie embedded in a gelatinous substance. The spores mature inside them. The fruiting body of the mushroom is usually 1-1.5 cm tall and about 1 cm in diameter.
Flesh: Insignificant, also unsuitable for consumption.
Spore: White; 15-20 x 8-11 μm; ellipsoid, smooth.
Occurrence: This common mushroom is found primarily in humus-rich forests. Grows on rotting leaf litter, branches and stumps, from spring to autumn.
Edibility: Inedible, not edible species.
Confusion: There are a few other bird's nest mushrooms in Central Europe, among which the grayish bird's nest most resembles the presented species. The inner side of the cup in this species is shiny and smooth, i.e., not grooved. The grayish bird's nest grows on dead plant debris, on bare soil, charcoal. Common species.
Note: The peridioles are thrown into the air by raindrops, and can fly up to half a meter away. The fine thread on the peridiole uncurls and wraps around a nearby grass blade, for example. When the peridiole disintegrates, the spores are released. The Cyathus genus name comes from the Greek kyath - cup, goblet. striatus means striped, grooved. (the origin of the word stria, which means stripes on the skin)
Species description: In 1778, the British mycologist William Hudson (1730-1793) described it and gave it the name Peziza striata. In 1801, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon transferred this species to the Cyathus genus, which has been its current scientific name since: Cyathus striatus.
Taxonomy
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyAgaricaceae
- GenusCyathus
- Species: striatus
- Described by: (Huds.) Willd.
- Hungarian name: csíkos pohárgomba
- Lifestyle: wood saprotroph, soil saprotroph
- Edibility: not edible
