Synonyms: Geaster coliformis, Geaster columnatum, Geaster hygrometricus, Geastrum coliforme, Geastrum coliformis, Geastrum columnatum, Lycoperdon coliforme, Myriostoma anglicum, Polystoma coliforme.
Common name: pepper pot.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Myriostoma is a fungal genus in the family Geastraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Myriostoma coliforme. It is an earthstar, so named because the spore-bearing sac's outer wall splits open into the shape of a star. The inedible fungus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and has been found in Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Europe, where it grows in humus-rich forests or in woodlands, especially on well-drained and sandy soils. A somewhat rare fungus, it appears on the Red Lists of 12 European countries, and in 2004 it was one of 33 species proposed for protection under the Bern Convention by the European Council for Conservation of Fungi.
French: Myriostoma, Russian: Мириостома.
Pepper pot earthstar mushroom (Myriostoma coliforme) under small cedar elm trees in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 23, 2019
23292 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Pepper pot earthstar mushroom (Myriostoma coliforme) among dry leaves in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 23, 201923292 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USAMushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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