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

Geastrum floriforme Mushroom
Ref No: 7764
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location: North America
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 in woods, Grows on the ground

Geastrum floriforme Vitt. Fruit body 2-2.5cm across when expanded; round spore case with an outer wall consisting of pointed lobes that are bent inward when dry and expanded when wet. Spore sac covered in soil and debris at first, then smooth and pale brownish; indistinct mouth opening. Spore mass brown at maturity. Spores globose, warty, 2.5-3.5 x 2.5-3.5µ. Thick-walled capillitial threads approximately 10µ in diameter. Habitat singly or in small groups on sandy soil. Found widely distributed in North America. Season July-October. Not edible.

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