Geastrum-sessile_2

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Geastrum sessile, syn: Geastrum fimbrimatumSlo.: resasta zvezdicaDat.: Sept. 20. 2010Lat.: 46.29734 Long.: 13.48131Code: Bot_459/2010_DSC_5266 Habitat: Steep small meadow in mixed forest, northeast oriented mountain slope, calcareous bedrock, open land, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 440 m (1,450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil among grasses and mosses. Place: ire place, South of village aga, northeast slopes of Mt. Kobariki Stol ridge, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia Comments: Growing solitary or in small loose groups, several species, diameter up to 4.5 cm (little less than 2 inches), SP dark brown. Spores: Minutely warty, globose, dimensions 3,4 (SD = 0,2) x 3,2 (SD = 0,2 ) micr., Q = 1,03 (SD = 0,03), n = 30 . Ref.:(1) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 302. (2) W. Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Vol.1, Niedere Pflanzen, Elsevier, 3.Auflage, (1994), p 520. (3) R. Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 322. (4) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5954~gid...