Bird’s Nest Fungus
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Description
Gaoligong Mountain UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is rich in biodiversity, here Cyathus sp. thrive in an orderly manner on a fallen tree stump, like miniature bird's nests (which they are commonly known as). Once ripe, the spore packets in the ‘nests’ are catapulted out by the action of raindrops.