Collared Earthstar
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 12th October 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Nikon 18-55 mm lens
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 27th October 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Nikon 18-55 mm lens Fact File
Collared Earthstar.
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AKA: 		Geastrum triplex.
Geastrales
Geastraceae.
Saucered earthstar, Triple earthstar.
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 Edibility:
 Detritus and leaf litter of hardwood forests.
Up to 12 cms.
They were used medicinally by Native American Indians. The Blackfoot called them ka-ka-toos, meaning "fallen stars", and according to legend, they were an indication of supernatural events. The Cherokee put fruit bodies on the navels of babies after childbirth until the withered umbilical cord fell off, "both as a prophylactic and a therapeutic measure.
The fruit bodies are nonpoisonous, though they
are tough and fibrous, and of "no alimentary interest"

When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be                                           exercised at all times.