Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.
(Field Bird’s Nest)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)
Genus	Cyathus (a genus of bird’s nest fungi)
Family	AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, agaric)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cyathus olla is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest) :
1: Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)
23 Oct 2008	OSGR: ST36	51° 20’ N, 2° 60’ W	Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6)	England
on buried sticks and rotting plant material, in dunes

2: Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)
24 Aug 2004	OSGR: TF40	52° 40’ N, 0° 10’ E	Vice County: Cambs (VC 29)	England
on ground in clearing in Apple orchard

3: Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)
18 Sep 1977	OSGR: SE50	53° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63)	England
on path

4: Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)
3 Mar 1972	OSGR: SE75	53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W	Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61)	England

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2002	Cyathus olla, another species that has adapted well to … garden mulch beds …	Vol 3 (4) Page: Back cover

Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, agaric)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyathus olla (Field Bird’s Nest)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cyathus olla is also a member of:

Identification Works

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