New Zealand Fungi and Lichens

DSC_2328 Collared earthstar (Geastrum triplex) fruit body beneath miro 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. Waipori Gorge *

DSC23280Collared earthstarGeastrumtriplexfruit bodyWaipori Gorge