2 Barometer Earthstar at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Astraeus hygrometricus | 23 Sep 2022 | Heino1 | ||
| Astraeus hygrometricus | 19 Sep 2022 | TimL |
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The images provide a 17.5 hours timeline showing the Barometer Earthstars going from open (wet) to closed (dry) after recent rain. The Earthstar second from the right developed splits in the inner surface of one of its arms, which then failed to close as the Earthstar dried out.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064092-35.213593
- Altitude 568.4m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2022 06:45 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Puffballs & the like Spore sac on a star-like base [earthstars] TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Astraeus hygrometricus Scientific name
- Barometer Earthstar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 617m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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
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