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Astraeus hygrometricus
approx. 2 inches diameter overall
spotted in grassy area beside river
Spotted on Mar 10, 2011
Submitted on May 5, 2011
4 Comments
Clive, your expertise is always welcome.
oh that's fascinating!
Much appreciated, Gordon.
This is one of the earthstar fungi (genus: Astraeus). See more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraeus_%2....