Geastrum-fimbriatum_2

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Geastrum fimbriatum, syn.: Geastrum sessileSessile EarthstarSlo.: resasta zvezdica Dat.: Sept. 03. 2012Lat.: 46.33981 Long.: 13.71779Code: Bot_653/2012_IMG0954 Habitat: Northwest oriented steep mountain slope, mixed wood, predominantly Picea abies, found under Picea abies, calcareous ground, quite humid and shady place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 3-5 deg C, elevation 1.150 m (3.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil.Place: Vrsnik valley, next to the trail from Na skali hamlet to Planina v plazeh, bellow Mt. Travniki rob, 2.135 m, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing in a small group of a few fruitbodies. Spores warty, globose. Dimensions: 3.3 (SD = 0.2) x 3.2 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.05 (SD = 0.04), n = 30. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 438. 3-3,5(2) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 302. 3-4 (3) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 334. 2,9-3,5(4) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 2, Ulmer (2000), p 109. 2,5-3,5 Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5