Hygroscopic earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus or Geastrum hygrometricum) is a fungus that grows on soil. This photo was taken near La Jonquera, Girona

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Hygroscopic earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus or Geastrum hygrometricum) is a fungus that grows on soil. This photo was taken near La Jonquera, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain.

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Photo credit: © José María Barres Manuel / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: astraeus, basidiomycota, botany, catalonia, close, diplocystaceae, earthstar, fungi, fungus, geastrum, girona, hygrometricus, hygroscopic, jonquera, la, province, spain