Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly
(Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest) :
1: Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
13 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - LSImage 2: Opened fruitbodies - top viewImage 3: Peridiole - side viewImage 4: Peridiole - top viewImage 5: Side viewImage 6: Side view (2)Image 7: Side view (3)Image 8: Side view (4)Image 9: Side view (5)Image 10: Top viewImage 11: Top view (2)Image 12: Top view (3)Image 13: Top view (4)
2: Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
12 Oct 1985 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - young - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - young - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - top view - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - young - side view - enlargedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Description
3: Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
28 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - immature - enlarged

Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
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