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Geastrum fimbriatum
Geastrum fimbriatum
Sessile Earthstar
Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

ID: 0000 0000 1212 0315 (2012-12-05)

Copyright © 2012 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 20, 2012
  • latitude 46.33981   longitude 13.71779     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Vrsnik valley, next to the trail from ‘Na skali’ hamlet to ‘Planina v plazeh’, bellow Mt. Travniški rob, 2.135 m, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)
  • notes   Slo.: resasta zvezdica - Habitat: Northwest oriented steep mountain slope, mixed wood, predominantly Picea abies, found under Picea abies, calcareous ground, quite humid and shady place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 3-5 deg C, elevation 1.150 m (3.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comments: Growing in a small group of a few fruitbodies. - Spores warty, globose. Dimensions: 3.3 (SD = 0.2) x 3.2 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.05 (SD = 0.04), n = 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 438. 3-3,5 (2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 302. 3-4 (3) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 334. 2,9-3,5 (4) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Württembergs, Band 2, Ulmer (2000), p 109. 2,5-3,5
  • camera   Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
  • contributor's ID #  Bot_653/2012_IMG0954
  • photo category: Fungi - fungi

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  • common names   Sessile Earthstar (photographer)
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