Earthstar dilema

[goosey]

I found 5 of these today, the brown body and very pointed tips have thown ne abit. Are they just Geastum triplex but aged or something different, I though maybe Geastrum saccatum? I have never seen Geastrum saccatum before so have no experince to call on and the deteriorated star doesn't help.



I have been having a look on the net when my books came up with no match but they only show 9 examples. According to Wiki (don't groan - it could be right or equally wrong ) there are 19 Geastrum species in the Netherlands and that doesn't include the Pepperpot earthstar I found last week.

Geastrum berkeleyi
Geastrum campestre (ruwe aardster)
Geastrum corollinum (tepelaardster)
Geastrum coronatum (forse aardster)
Geastrum elegans (bruine aardster)
Geastrum fimbriatum (gewimperde aardster)
Geastrum floriforme (bloemaardster)
Geastrum fornicatum (grote vierslippige aardster)
Geastrum lageniforme (slanke aardster)
Geastrum melanocephalus
Geastrum minimum (kleine aardster)
Geastrum pectinatum (grote aardster)
Geastrum pseudolimbatum
Geastrum quadrifidum (vierslippige aardster)
Geastrum recolligens
Geastrum rufescens (roze aardster)
Geastrum saccatum
Geastrum schmidelii (heideaardster)
Geastrum smardae
Geastrum striatum (baretaardster)
Geastrum triplex (gekraagde aardster)
Geastrum vulgatum

[bulbosa]

What size was it?

Mal

[goosey]

I would say about the size of a G. Triplex, could have been slightly larger.