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Geastrum coronatum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • synonyms: Géastre couronné, Hals-Erdstern
    Geastrum coronatum 2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 7761
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    Geastrum coronatum Mushroom
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    Geastrum coronatum3 Mushroom
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Inedible
    fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
    normal size: 5-15cm
    cap type: Other
    stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
    spore colour: Light to dark brown
    habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

    Geastrum coronatum Pers. syn. Geastrum limbatum Fr. Hals-Erdstern Géastre couronné. Fruit body opening to 5–10cm across, outer wall splitting into 5–8 pointed rays which curve downward and become irregularly cracked. Spore sac on a short thick stalk, subglobose, grey-brown, opening by a central pore. Spores dark brown, globose, warted, 3.5-4.5um in diameter. Habitat on soil in coniferous and deciduous woods. Season autumn. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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