 |
|
|
| synonyms: Kugelwerfer, Shooting Star |
|
|
|
|
| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure |
|
Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode syn. S. carpobolus (L.) Schroet. syn. Carpobolus stellatus (Mich.) Desm. Kugelwerfer Shooting Star. Fruit body 1.5–2.5mm across, initially globose and whitish becoming more ochraceous and splitting above into 5–9 minute orange-coloured rays, exposing the peridiole as a brownish ball containing the spores. This is projected over a range of up to 5.5 metres (14 feet) to disperse the spores by the sudden reversal of the receptacle which then appears as a translucent white sphere sitting on the star-shaped outer wall. Spores oblong, 7.5–10 x 3.5–5um. Habitat on sticks, sawdust, dung and other organic debris. Season autumn. Occasional but possibly often overlooked. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
|
Members' images and comments
|
Click here
to upload and share your photos and comments about this mushroom (JPEG only please).
|
|
|
|
By uploading images and text you hereby warrant that you are the legal owner of this
material and agree, without limitation, to permit Rogers Plants Ltd to publish such
images and text on this Rogers Plants website. Rogers Plants Ltd reserves the right
to remove any member images or text at its sole discretion.
|
