tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post2422664586913152263..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Earthstar fungiMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-82411247512852419742015-07-23T13:56:51.051+01:002015-07-23T13:56:51.051+01:00These are Collared Earthstars (Geastrum triplex) s...These are Collared Earthstars (Geastrum triplex) so-called because as they expand a 'collar' peels away from the inside of the outer skin - looking like a dog's flea collar around the inner spore sack.<br />(Astraeus hygrometicus is much more rare)<br />Neil Mahler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-68382712862380905042014-10-17T20:47:15.248+01:002014-10-17T20:47:15.248+01:00I've never come across an earth star either bu...I've never come across an earth star either but now is fungi time isn't it. We've seen plenty of other sorts.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79329337135438945802014-10-17T16:57:12.276+01:002014-10-17T16:57:12.276+01:00I've always wanted to see an earth star but ne...I've always wanted to see an earth star but never have. I am, therefore, jealous.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-66413497589561227982014-10-17T15:19:56.824+01:002014-10-17T15:19:56.824+01:00They are fascinating fungi. There's a similar ...They are fascinating fungi. There's a similar one that pops up around my garden, singly though, not in masses like that.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-2262504946500765182014-10-17T13:37:12.632+01:002014-10-17T13:37:12.632+01:00so odd? I've never seen anything like this!.....so odd? I've never seen anything like this!... so alien!... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11028581450915901362014-10-17T13:13:21.780+01:002014-10-17T13:13:21.780+01:00I've never seen these before. I'm fascinat...I've never seen these before. I'm fascinated by fungi, I should really learn more about them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-85081661966620692542014-10-17T12:34:58.535+01:002014-10-17T12:34:58.535+01:00Interesting fungi. I've never seen any like th...Interesting fungi. I've never seen any like that over here. We do have the spherical ones that puff out their spores, but you don't see anything under them. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-41731079250572234492014-10-17T12:17:08.755+01:002014-10-17T12:17:08.755+01:00They are beautiful! The thing with fungi is the fo...They are beautiful! The thing with fungi is the following, when the weather conditions are favourable, that is, when the temperature and moisture level are just right for the species, you have masses of them. I never saw these in nature because they love coniferous. I cannot take my eyes off the pictures, really! Telling the right species is sometimes possible only by looking the spores under the microscope.Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.com