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Sphaerobolus stellatus--The Artillery Fungus (1097 words) |
 | These brown spots, called peridioles or glebal masses, are approximately 2.0 mm (1/12 inch) in diameter and are the dispersal structures of this fungus. |
| Sphaerobolus is a Basidiomycete and a member of the Nidulariales. |
| It is a cosmopolitan saprophyte on wood and bark chips, dying and decaying wood, and dung, but is not considered a pathogen of herbaceous and woody plants, animals, or humans. |
| Bird's-Nest Fungus (605 words) |
| It is the reproductive or fruiting body of a remarkable fungus known in scientific circles as Cyathus olla. |
| his unusual species belongs to the order Nidulariales (Class Basidiomycetes), a fascinating group of fungi appropriately named "bird-nest fungi." The little cups are about five millimeters in diameter, about half the size of an ordinary thumb tack. |
| They appear during the late winter and early spring rainy season along a trail on the hillside east of the main Palomar College campus. |
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