Mature star eathball mushrooms (Scleroderma polyrhizum) on a lawn near Texas Ave. in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas

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College Station, Texas, December 29 - 31, 2019

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The image shows four mature star earthball mushrooms growing on grass, with one of them broken in half, exposing its interior.

Star earthballs have a bulbous base that is white and smooth, which gradually tapers into a short stem and then opens up to form an irregularly shaped cap. The caps are covered with small warts or bumps. The coloration varies from pale yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, depending on the age of the mushroom.

The interior of this particular earthball is dark brown and powdery, which suggests that it has already begun to decompose. This is consistent with the fact that star earthballs are known to be parasitized by various species of fungi, including the puffball fungus. The puffball fungus grows within the earthball's cap and eventually kills it.

The image also includes a few small green plants growing in the background, which suggests that the mushrooms are growing in a relatively undisturbed area. Overall, the image provides a good example of how star earthballs can grow in natural environments. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Los hongos globulares de la estrella madura (Scleroderma polyrhizum) crecen en un prado cerca de la Avenida Texas en Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, 29 de diciembre de 2019. La imagen muestra cuatro hongos globulares de la estrella maduros creciendo sobre la hierba, uno de ellos partido por la mitad, lo que deja ver su interior. Los hongos globulares de la estrella tienen una base bulbosa blanca y lisa, que gradualmente se estrecha en un tallo corto y luego se abre formando una tapa con forma irregular. Las tapas están cubiertas con pequeñas verrugas o protuberancias. La coloración varía desde marrón amarillento claro a marrón rojizo, dependiendo de la edad del hongo. El interior de este hongo globular en particular es de color pardo oscuro y polvoriento, lo que sugiere que ya ha comenzado a descomponerse. Esto es consistente con el hecho de que los hongos globulares de la estrella son conocidos por ser parásitos de diversas especies de hongos, incluido el hongo de las bola de pelús. El hongo del hongo de bolita crece dentro de la tapa del hongo globular de la estrella y eventualmente lo mata. La imagen también incluye unas pocas plantas verdes pequeñas creciendo en el fondo, lo que sugiere que los hongos crecen en una zona relativamente no perturbada. En general, la imagen proporciona un buen ejemplo de cómo pueden crecer los hongos globulares de la estrella en entornos naturales. – Spanish translation

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