Sessile Earthstar - Geastrum fimbriatum
A pale earthstar with a smooth spore ball that does not have a stalk. The pore opening is fringed and is not within a well-delimited zone.
Other Geastrum have stalked spore-bodies, beaked or furrowed pores and/or pores within a well-defined zone.
Photograph in habitat, and in detail to show spore ball from side and top down. Note habitat and substrate.
Under deciduous trees.
Autumn
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Saharima Roenisch
Humberstone Park, Leicester
30 January 2018
conf. B Devine after consulting expert
G Fletcher
Humberstone Park, Leicester
13 January 2009
det. R Iliffe
Maggie Frankum
Knighton garden
24 October 2012
on plant pot filled with humus compost
Andrew Heaton
Ashby de la Zouch
05 February 2020
det. T Hering
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Species profile
- Common names
- Sessile Earthstar
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Geastrales
- Family:
- Geastraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 13/01/2009 (Gavin Fletcher)
- Last record:
- 05/02/2020 (Heaton, Andrew)
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