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RE: The Amateur Mycologist - Random Find - First Ever Earthstar! Geastrum Genus, Probably G.saccatum.

in #steemstem7 years ago

What a peculiar type of mushroom, I've never heard of an earthstar! Seems an appropriate name. Thanks for the well-documented and thorough identification attempt, as always!

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They are among the real odd balls imo. I don’t fully understand the evolutionary basis for their strange tentacle design. But it must be fairly significant because they’re quite successful as an organism.