Earthstar Mushrooms (Geastrum triplex)

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Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) is classified in an inedible fungus that mostly found in the detritus and leaf litter of hardwood forests and one of interesting mushrooms that is able to produce a central puffball on a platform consisting of four to ten plump, pointed “arms” that form the star-shaped appearance. Geastrum triplexis distributes throughout Asia, Australasia, Europe, and both North and South America. I first noticed this mushroom when I was about to go down to the stream, and I spent a little time to take the pictures of my new find mushrooms. If we observe thoroughly, we find out that they initially resemble a small brown bulb, after it splits open into pointed rays, the collared earthstar is star-shaped. As the rays continue to turn back on themselves, they create the ‘saucer’ which the round fruiting body sits on. A lot of edible mushrooms are much found in the wild, so inedible ones. I have a sense that when warmth follows rain it is mushroom fruiting weather and that if I visit these spots I will likely find mushrooms, and most importantly, being out to the woods is kind of fun job to do.