Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.
Synonyms: Cyathus olla forma anglicus
Cyathus olla forma olla
Cyathus olla ß agrestis
Cyathus olla var. agrestis
Cyathus olla var. anglicus
Cyathus ollaris
Cyathus vernicosus
Cyathus vernicosus forma anglicus
Nidularia campanulata
Nidularia campunulata
Nidularia vernicosa
Peziza olla
Common Name: Field Bird's Nest


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Cyathus ollaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
On wood chips
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Musci (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil sandy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
September (1)
November (1)