New Zealand Fungi and Lichens

11008-11515 Velvet earthstar (Geastrum velutinum) view of three fruit bodies beneath rimu on forest floor. In these fungi the spores are ejected in little bursts as falling raindrops strike the outer wall of the round spore sac or peridium. The fruiting body is rather tough and lasts longer than most other fungi. Ruapehu *

1100811515Velvet earthstarGeastrumvelutinumthreefruit bodiesrimuforestfloorRuapehu