Earthstars (3/34)
After rain the outer layer of earthstar fungi splits and peels back into a star shape, lifting the spore-filled central sphere above the leaf litter ready to puff spores into the air.
- Scientific name
- Geasrum sp.
- Common names
- Earthstar
- Location
- Walter Scott Reserve, Waikato, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 26861
- Tags
- Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, fungi, Geastraceae, Geastrales, Geastrum, New Zealand, North Island, Waikato Region
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