Geastrum minimum - Beautiful minimalism

By madventure | Nature, Photography | 13 Aug 2025


gwid00.jpg

gw00.jpg

This mushroom does not have a separate cap, it is usually spherical. It is very small, the maximum diameter is only about 2 cm. Color grayish, dirty white, yellowish white.

gwid01.jpg

gwid02.jpg

the outer sheath (exoperidium) consists of 6 lobes, sometimes eight and sometimes even 12 lobes flared outwards forming a star pattern. The inner sheath (endoperidium) is usually spherical, the size of a small coin, thin gray-white, ocher-brown in color.

gwid03.jpg

gwid04.jpg

A characteristic feature of this mushroom are calcium oxalate crystals covering its surface.

gwid05.jpg

gwid06.jpg

gwid07.jpg

Occurrence: The smallest starfish is a thermophilic fungus and grows in limestone-rich soils. It can be found on the sands, at the edges of forests, both in the mountains and in the lowlands. Usage: inedible mushroom

ornament grzyb2.png

How do you rate this article?

14


madventure
madventure

backpackers, traveler, nature lover, photographer, dreamer


Nature, Photography
Nature, Photography

Everything about nature and photography

Send a $0.01 microtip in crypto to the author, and earn yourself as you read!

20% to author / 80% to me.
We pay the tips from our rewards pool.