Earthstar. Photo: Gaye Drady, Pilliga, NSW

Earthstar. Photo: Bob Chapman, Arizona, USA

Earthstars. Photo: Noah Siegel, California, USA

Common Name

Arched Earthstar

Family

Geastraceae

Notes

Fungus to 8cm tall.

Description in Australian Fungi - A Blog: http://australianfungi.blogspot.com.au/2010/08/45-geastrum-fornicatum.html

Technical description and drawings of hyphae and spores in Grgurinovic, C. A. (1997), Larger Fungi of South Australia pages 662, 634