5—GEASTER PECTINATUS. 
Exoperidium revolute, cut about to the middle into 8 to 10 
segments. Mycelial layer generally adnate, carrying with it soil. 
Fleshy layer thin, finally peeling off, and partly peeled off in most 
specimens giving them a ragged appearance. Pedicel slender. Inner 
peridium subglobose but somewhat tapering into the pedicel and marked 
with striae at the base, either faintly or strong enough to be called 
ridges. Mouth strongly sulcate, beaked, or slender conical. Capillitium 
slightly thicker than spores. Spores globose, rough, 5-6 me. in 
diameter. 
Fig. 19. Geaster pectinatus ( large plant) 
Fig. 20. Fig. 21. Fig. 22. 
Geaster pectinatus. Geaster pectinatus. Geaster pectinatus (small plant.) 
Schmidel (1747) gave four figures (t. 87, f- 11-14) excellently 
illustrating this plant Persoon (1801) called these figures Geaster pec¬ 
tinatus. Fries mixed it up with three other species under the name G. 
striatus and since Fries’ day it has been so badly confused that we can 
only refer our readers to the references in appendix for details. 
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