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Fungus found beneath Yew tree canopy

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  • April 30, 2021 at 4:51 pm #32085
    mark gifkins

      A found the fungus in the attached photos beneath a Yew tree in a church yard. They were standing up on what looks like the legs of a starfish. Can anyone identify this for me?

      May 1, 2021 at 1:03 pm #44129
      Lancashire Lad
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        Hi, and welcome to UK Fungi.

        These are one of the Geastrum species of “Earthstars”.

        There are a couple of possibilities (which can’t be differentiated without all habitat information and microscopy) but I think they are most likely to be Geastrum pectinatum – Beaked Earthstar.

        These fruitbodies look quite old and dry. They would probably have been at their best at some point during last autumn – early winter.

        Earthstars do take some considerable length of time, (i.e. usually many months), to fully decompose.

        Regards,

        Mike.

        May 11, 2021 at 8:14 am #44130
        Flaxton
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          With the slight collar under the bulb I think G striatum is a good possibility.

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