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

synonyms: Arched Earthstar, Csészés csillaggomba, Géastre en voûte, Nest-Erdstern
Geastrum fornicatum 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7765
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Geastrum fornicatum Mushroom
Ref No: 7766
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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 in woods, Grows on the ground

Geastrum fornicatum (Huds.) Fr. Nest-Erdstern, Csészés csillaggomba, Géastre en voûte, Arched Earthstar. Fruit body 1-2.5cm across; comprises a brownish central globose spore sac with a fringed apical pore, borne on a short stem, and carried clear of the surrounding leaf litter on 4 tall, narrow, downward-pointing rays standing on the tips of 4 similar but shorter, broader, upward-pointing rays which form a mycelial mat or cuplike structure at the base of the fungus. Spore mass firm; white becoming blackish brown and powdery. Spores globose, warted, dark brown, 3.5-4.5 x 3.5-4.5µ. Habitat scattered or in dense groups in leaf litter, humus, or organic debris in woods, near stables, or on rubbish or waste ground. Found in Europe and quite common in the Southwest of north America but rare elsewhere. Found widely distributed in North America. Season October-March. Not edible.

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Tudor Ioana (Romania) - 16 December 2012

Ioana Tudor si Paul Covic, Romania, 16 decembrie 2012
Geastrum fornicatum
Dario Lara (Mexico) - 07 November 2011

I found this mushroom forming large groups in my backyard at the middle of the dry season here in Mexico which i found quite interesting mainly because the lack of rain.
Geastrum fornicatum
Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 13 May 2011

Very rare mushroom in the world. Only a few pieces of the three habitats were found in Serbia. This one found and photo take Marjan Kuštera,Serbia,Vranje district.
Geastrum fornicatum
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