New Zealand Fungi

DSC_2330 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 *

DSC2330Collared earthstarGeastrumtriplexfruit bodyWaipori Gorge