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Aseroe arachnoidea

Photo by jlh7880
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Field Notes

Habitat:

In grass of a suburban housing development in central O'ahu, Hawai'i

Species ID Suggestions

Aseroe arachnoidea
AnnaWhipkey
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Comments (7)
jlh7880
Thanks for all the comments. It reminded me of Aseroe rubra, but couldn't find any other Aseroe species in the Mushrooms of Hawaii book. Thanks!
AnnaWhipkey
do you think it could be Aseroe sp.? http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/science/fungi/species%20b/aseroe%20fungi.html
CynthiaMHori
this is so cool looking. Will have to search for this one! Looks like an anemone (of course it isnt but it looks like one)
KarenL
Fascinating! Welcome to Project Noah!

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PublishedNovember 30, 2011

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