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August 8, 2008
Striate Bird's Nest, Cyanthus striatus

Among the many mushrooms that responded to our rainy August weather were numerous clusters of these tiny (quarter-inch) cup-shaped mushrooms. Ridged on the inside like minute scallop shells, they each contain 3 or 4 egg-shaped bodies that burst open to release spores when a drop of rain water lands on them.