Astraeus hygrometricus

1 Barometer Earthstar at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Astraeus hygrometricus	15 Sep 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Astraeus hygrometricus	15 Sep 2022	TimL

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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
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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