Barometer Earthstar at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Astraeus hygrometricus | 4 Oct 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 4 Oct 2021 | TimL |
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User's notes
The first three images were taken when the puffball was found and was soaked from recent rain. The final two images show how it changed shape and completely closed up as it dried out over the following 24 hours. See also sighting 4444096.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064020-35.213272
- Altitude 576.7m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2021 01:54 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Spore sac on a star-like base [earthstars] Puffballs & the like Fungi Astraeus hygrometricus
Species information
- Astraeus hygrometricus Scientific name
- Barometer Earthstar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes