Geastrum pectinatum
Geastrum pectinatum is an Earthstar (the genus Geastrum ). Earthstars look like a puffball on a star-like base. The spore sack may sit directly on the star-like base or be raised on a short stalk. The apical opening through which the spores are released may be a fairly simple affair or more complex, such as the conical, pleated structure on Geastrum pectinatum.
Geastrum pectinatum is common in Europe and North America.
- Geastrum pectinatum, showing stalk Swain's Gardens, Killara, Sydney, NSW Australia, July 1, 2006
- Geastrum pectinatum, Swain's Gardens, Killara, Sydney, NSW Australia, July 1, 2006
- Geastrum pectinatum, an earth star, Rhodes, Sydney, under casuarina pines in great numbers, April 10, 2008.
- Geastrum pectinatum, an earth star, Rhodes, Sydney, under casuarina pines in great numbers, April 10, 2008.
