Cyathus striatus

*Cyathus striatus*
Mycological characteristics
Cyathus striatus Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	Cap is infundibuliform
	Hymenium attachment is not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is inedible

Cyathus striatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Nidulariaceae
Genus:	Cyathus
Species:	C. striatus
Binomial name
	Cyathus striatus; (Huds.) Willd. (1787)
Synonyms
	Peziza striata Huds. (1778); Nidularia striata (Huds.) With. (1792); Cyathella striata (Huds.) Brot. (1804); Nidularia striata var. pusilla Berk. (1839);

Cyathus striatus, commonly known as the fluted bird's nest,^[5]^[6] is a common saprobic bird's nest fungus with a widespread distribution throughout temperate regions of the world. This fungus resembles a miniature bird's nest with numerous tiny "eggs"; the eggs, or peridioles, are actually lens-shaped bodies that contain spores. 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. 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. Another common name given to C. striatus, 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.^[7]^[8] The specific epithet is derived from the Latin stria, meaning "with fine ridges or grooves".^[9]

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[9] Brodie, The Bird's Nest Fungi, p. 173.

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Cyathus striatus Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	Cap is infundibuliform
	Hymenium attachment is not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is inedible