Saturday, August 7, 2010

unknown fungi


unknown fungi
Originally uploaded by vickylw
I found these under my chives, growing out of the mulch, while watering my tiny herb / rose bed --- no idea what it is.
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5 comments:

  1. Lisa at GreenbowAugust 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    Vicky,this is an earthstar of some sort. I am not sure which one. Maybe if you googled Beaked Earthstar or Arched Earthstar one of them might be it.

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  2. Lisa at GreenbowAugust 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    P.S. Great sketch by the way.

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  3. Francisco J. HernándezAugust 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    Maybe "Astraeus hygrometricus".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraeus_hygrometricus

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  4. Vicky L. WilliamsonAugust 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    Thanks for the help, Lisa and Francisco! It is definitely a type of earthstar, which I had never heard of before. Kind of cool looking!

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  5. Kate (Cathy Johnson)August 7, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Aren't they cool?? Thanks for the information, everyone!

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