Collared earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Description:
Category hierarchy: Fungi & Lichens | Mushrooms, Truffles, & Morels
Description: Fungi growing on forest floor beside a woodlands trail and amongst decaying leaves and branches. Tentatively identified as the Collared earthstar (Geastrum triplex) or similar. A dusty black cloud of spores is emitted when the mature orb is touched.
Capture device: Camera: Fuji FinePix S3100
Original date: 20071230
Locality: Latitude: 2.916820000000000e+001; Longitude: -8.152140000000000e+001
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Nucletmycea
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- Dikarya
- Basidiomycota (basidiomycete fungi)
- Agaricomycetes
- Geastrales
- Geastraceae (earth stars)
- Geastrum
- Geastrum triplex
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