Image of an earth star mushroom in a very dark moody forest-floor setting.
Found a little patch of earth stars (Geastrum sp.) today. Time in the forest never fails to yield something special...
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These photos were taken in Victoria Park in Glasgow this morning, and show the sequence of emergence of these enigmatic autumnal beauties.
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While Spring has its flowers, Autumn has its fungi, and few are as weird and alien-looking as the Earthstars.
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Photo of 2 fungal structures on the ground. The structures are whitish globes with holes in the top and 8 pointed petal-like brownish structures attached to the bases of the globes laying on the ground. A thumb and forefinger hold one of the petal-like structures for scale.
#EarthStars are fungi in the group Gasteromycetes, or “stomach fungi.” Their characteristic, flower-like shape forms as the thicker outer tissue (the exoperidium) splits into an array of 4 to 8 points. When triggered by a falling raindrop, earthstars expel billions of spores from their hollow cores.
Some of our Earth stars
Requesting identification if possible
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Some sketching of earthstar fungi from the yard. Earthstars belong to a group of fungi called Gasteromycetes, or “stomach fungi”. Their fruiting bodies are a stomach-shaped sac filled with dry spores. #earthstars #fungi #gasteromycetes
Could these be Rosy Earthstars (Geastrum rufescens)?
And I wonder what species of caterpillar was snuggly tucked in under the rays of the larger one?
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