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Geastrum sessile
Geastrum sessile
Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

ID: 0000 0000 1010 2146 (2010-10-24)

Copyright © 2010 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 20, 2010
  • latitude 46.29734   longitude 13.48131     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Èirèe place, south of village Žaga, northeast slopes of Mt. Kobariški Stol ridge, East Julian Alps (Posoèje, Slovenia)
  • notes   Slo.: resasta zvezdica - syn: Geastrum fimbriatum - Habitat: Steep small meadow in mixed forest, northeast oriented mountain slope, calcareous bedrock, open land, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 440 m (1,450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil among grasses and mosses. - Comments: Growing solitary or in small loose groups, several species, diameter up to 4.5 cm (little less than 2 inches), SP dark brown. Spores: Minutely warty, globose, dimensions 3,4 (SD = 0,2) x 3,2 (SD = 0,2 ) micr., Q = 1,03 (SD = 0,03), n = 30 . Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 302. (2) W. Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Vol.1, Niedere Pflanzen, Elsevier, 3.Auflage, (1994), p 520. (3) R. Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 322. (4) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5954~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp .
  • camera   Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
  • contributor's ID #  Bot_459/2010_DSC_5266
  • photo category: Fungi - fungi

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