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Schmidel, we think that there it is only an exaggeration of the very minute 

 granular appearance cornatus has. The word "asper" is the first descriptive 

 adjective applied by Michelius. Fries included it in his complex striatus. Lloyd. 

 I have found the plant frequently about Chillicothe. The plants represented 

 were photographed by Mr. Lloyd. 



Figure 485. Geaster asper. Natural size. 



G caster triplex. Jung. 



Photo by C. G. Lloyd. 



The unexpanded plant acute. Exoperidium recurved (or, when not fully 

 expanded, somewhat saccate at base), cut to the middle (or usually two-thirds) 

 in five to eight segments. Mycelial layer adnate. Fleshy layer generally peeling 

 off from the segments of the fibrillose layer but usually remaining partially free, 

 as a cup at base of inner peridium. Inner peridium subglobose, closely sessile. 

 Mouth definite, fibrillose, broadly conical. Columella prominent, elongated. 

 Threads thicker than spores. Spores globose, roughened, 3-6 mc. Lloyd, in 

 Mycological Notes. 



The color of Geaster triplex is reddish-brown. Notice the remains of a fleshy 

 layer forming a cup at base of inner peridium, a point which distinguishes this 

 species and which gives name to the species triplex, three folds or apparently 

 three layers. The photograph was made by Dr. Kellerman. 



