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| synonyms: Barometer Earthstar, Géastre en étoile, Wetterstern |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morg. syn. Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. Wetterstern, Géastre en étoile, Barometer Earthstar Fruit body 1–5cm across, globose, outer wall ochraceous tan to dark brown, splitting into 6–15 pointed rays on maturity when moist, closing and becoming hard and leather-like when dry. Spore sac 1–3cm across, pallid to dark greyish, thin and papery opening by a slit or tear forming an irregular pore. Gleba cocoa-brown at maturity. Spores cinnamon-brown, globose and finely warted, 7–10.5µ in diameter. Habitat dunes or sandy soil in woods, developing just below the surface and becoming exposed at maturity. Season autumn but persisting in good condition for up to a year. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 13 April 2011
Find and photo by Marjan Kustera,
Serbia,Vranje district.
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Branislav Uzelac (Yugoslavia) - 17 March 2009
photo by Ivica Tonchev from Serbia
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 04 February 2009
Hungarian name, Repedéses csillaggomba
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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