1 Barometer Earthstar at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Astraeus hygrometricus | 13 Jul 2024 | Pam | ||
| Astraeus hygrometricus | 12 Jul 2024 | JTran | ||
| Unverified | 12 Jul 2024 | LisaH |
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User's notes
Earthstar space ship - or inland octopus?
2 comments
Pam
wrote:
13 Jul 2024
Great images of this, for me, an exciting find! Enjoyed your comments, had a chuckle - good way to start the morning;)
LisaH
wrote:
13 Jul 2024
Thank you - this is the largest one I’ve seen, and it had an other-worldly look about it!
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH 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
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