An earthstar at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Geastrum tenuipes | 7 Jan 2020 | Heino1 | ||
| Geastrum pectinatum | 3 Jan 2020 | JanetRussell |
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2 comments
Heino1
wrote:
7 Jan 2020
You could say that a few years ago you would have been right in calling this Geastrum pectinatum. However, a study of Geastrums has shown that the Australian ‘pectinatums’ are different to the true pectinatum (though superficially similar).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.083298-35.256721
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2011 04:35 PM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Puffballs & the like Spore sac on a star-like base [earthstars] JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Geastrum tenuipes Scientific name
- An earthstar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 771.66m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
