Astraeus hygrometricus
1 Barometer Earthstar at Evatt, ACT
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| Astraeus hygrometricus | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Sep 2022 | |
| Astraeus hygrometricus | TimL | 15 Sep 2022 |
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User's notes
The wet weather is causing a few of these fungi to emerge from the leaf litter as they take up moisture and open up to reveal their spore sacs. There is also what appears to be a fungus gnat on the underside of the spore sac in the second and fifth images.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064372-35.213520
- Altitude 491.1m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2022 02:28 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Astraeus hygrometricus Spore sac on a star-like base [earthstars] Puffballs & the like Fungi
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
Quality score
6 / 7
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