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10-MAY-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Earth star fungus (Astraeus) sp.?)

Constance Bay

There were scores of these fungi along the sandy sides of a trail. These may be Astraeus sp. as they are locally abundant on sandy soils. I find these fungi fascinating with their unusual shape. These ones were not attached to the soil but were blowing around, which happens as they age. These ones are all old and you can see where their spores have dispersed through the sac on top. Not surprisingly they are in the same group of fungi as puffballs.

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Sam Rua23-May-2015 23:36
Ha! Jim stole the words right out of my mouth re: Nature. Cool find.
globalgadabout11-May-2015 15:57
intriguing, and well caught..
bill friedlander11-May-2015 15:46
Super tail, the textures show up very nicely. Interesting data too. V
joseantonio11-May-2015 15:45
Lovely find and spectacular capture.V
Carl Carbone11-May-2015 15:39
Great find and shot!
Tom LeRoy11-May-2015 13:57
Such a unique and unusual formed fungus. Great details in your excellent capture! V
Alexander Kazakov11-May-2015 13:35
Very interesting! V
Jim Coffman11-May-2015 13:25
I have never seen anything like that! Isn't nature grand!
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