Yes Garg ji Its definitely Astraeus sp. Can be Astraeus hygrometricus
These are often confused with Geastrum sp but in Astraeus sp. incurving (when dry) and recurving (when moist) of exoperidium occurs moreover exoperidium rays are harder and wrinkled in Astraeus while they are softer in Geastrum sp. According to Cannon & Kirk (2007), Convergent evolution might have occured amoung Astraeus and Geastrum. Best regards Ashutosh Sharma -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
