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Photo by RubyWooten
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Species ID Suggestions

Earthstar mushroom

Geastrum triplex
HayleyBoBailey
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Barometer earthstar

Astraeus hygrometricus
EduHerNav
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Comments (6)
EduHerNav
It's not Geastrum triplex :) it's definetly a Astraeus hygrometricus :) look at the "hairy" endoperidial and the shape of the rays and also the mouth.
RexFantastic
Definitely an earthstar mushroom of some kind. Usually they are symbiotes that grow around the roots of plants.
suzmonk
Hi Ruby, investigate Earthstars for this one, I think ...
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PublishedJune 11, 2014

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