Cyathus sp. 1

Unknown.

Unknown.

Each fruiting body of this fungus was about 5 millimetres across.

This fungus decomposes wood chips and mulch.

Bird’s nest fungi are so called because they resemble a bird’s nest, not because they are found in birds’ nests. The spores of the fungus are contained in the ‘eggs’ in the ‘nest’. The ‘eggs’ can be dislodged by raindrops and, if the angle and force are right, thrown some distance from the ‘nest’.

Fungi of the Perth Region and Beyond. Neale L Bougher.   https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/news/fungi-of-the-perth-region-and-beyond-by-neale-l-bougher/

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathus