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Cyathus stercoreus in life
In life — dung-loving bird's nest fungus, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 682682Botany

Cyathus stercoreus

dung-loving bird's nest fungus

As recorded: Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Agaricales › Agaricaceae

Collected by
Taketa, N.
Collector number
275
Date
November 24, 1971
Locality
Honolulu: Oahu Avenue
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Elevation
43 m
Identified by
Ueki, R.
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Cyathus stercoreus · collected 1948–1971Species page ›

Cyathus stercoreus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-26.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cyathus stercoreus. BISH 682682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956419001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/682682.

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