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

synonyms: Géastre nain, Zwerg-Erdstern
Geastrum nanum Mushroom
Ref No: 7767
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
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 nanum Pers. Zwerg-Erdstern Géastre nain. Fruit body opening to 2–3cm across, splitting into 5–8 pointed rays covered in a fleshy layer which cracks and flakes off. Spore sac on a short stalk, pallid to greyish, opening by a central pore surmounting a sharply pointed, brown beak-like mouth. Spores dark brown, globose, warted, 3.5–4um in diameter. Habitat in rich soil in deciduous woods. Season autumn. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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