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Bird's Nest Fungus Juvenile
Scientific Name: Crucibulum laeve
Location: Hakarimata Scenic Reserve, Ngaruawahia, NZ
Date Photographed: 01/08/2014
Image Number: 20140801-0015


Young specimens of Crucibulum laeve have a tomentose (covered with fine hairs) exterior surface that's tan to yellow in colour and becomes whiter as they age. They also have a coarsely tomentose epiphragm (membranous cover) that soon disappears.