Thursday, July 28, 2011

Today's Tidbit - What on Earth is This???

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When I pulled up my bolted Red Sails lettuce, I noticed these little thingys growing in the bed. Initially, I thought it might have been some weird larva. My guess now is that it's some sort of tiny mushroom. Does anyone know what they are?
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  1. RibbitJuly 28, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    OOH! OOH! I had this last year! Someone told me it was a fungus - I think it's something like a bird's nest fungus or something.

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  2. RibbitJuly 28, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljune96.htm

    Woohoo! Found it.

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  3. ErinJuly 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    LOL...no clue, but nothing surprises me this year!

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  4. ChrisiJuly 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    yep, its birds nest fungus... they are pretty crazy

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  5. Daphne GouldJuly 28, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    How interesting. I've never had that fungus in my garden.

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  6. Annie*s GrannyJuly 28, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Other than toadstools, the only fungus I've ever had in my garden looked like dog vomit. Yours are much nicer looking than that!

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  7. johannaJuly 28, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Ribit is right. I get them in my salad bed most of the time. They are quite interesting.

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  8. MacJuly 28, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Never seen this before, learn something new everyday.

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  9. KJuly 28, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Bird's nest fungi, more specifically, a Cyathus species. So VERY cool, and well spotted- they are so small, most people miss them. The "eggs" are the spore masses, and when a drop of water lands on the "cup", the spores get dispersed.

    Sorry, the fungal geek in me tends to drone on a bit :)

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  10. AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Oh! I have those in my Rio de Janeiro garden! I love them, they're so cute!
    Never thought they could grow in a colder climate!
    BTW, love your blog!
    Joana

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  11. SherryJuly 28, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Thanks for posting this. We see these in our garden every winter. Now I finally know what they are. They are cute to see at first. Now they are getting annoying, because they pop up in large groups in almost every bed.

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  12. CarolJuly 28, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Had them last year in one of the flowerbeds...just figured they were some kind of fungus and went on. They are interesting though.

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  13. JainJuly 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    A mycologist would be totally geeked out by these! I'm a little envious myself.

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  14. ThomasJuly 29, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    Thanks Ribbit!!!!!!!! I knew one of you guys would know. :)

    They're kinda freaky huh?

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  15. LindaGJuly 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Really interesting, Thomas. The name makes sense when you look at it closely.
    Have a great weekend! :)

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  16. UnknownJuly 29, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Bird's next fungus eh? I've seen it too and was wondering what it was.

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  17. LisaJuly 30, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    You've got a good eye to be able to spot these. And this is the biggest collection of these I've ever seen. Lucky you!

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  18. meemsnycAugust 4, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Wow, its sure interesting looking.

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