Collared earthstar
Geastrum triplex
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Geastrum triplex
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Geastrales
- Family
- Geastraceae
- Under the cap
- Spores inside
- Cap
- No cap
- Stem
- No stem
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter
- Season
- Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest
- Spore print
- Brown
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Geastrum comes from Greek words for earth and star, after the rays that open like a star around the spore ball.
- As it matures, the outer skin splits into rays that bend down and lift the spore ball up off the ground.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1572277 · All fungi · All entries