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Cooking Barometer Earthstars (Astraeus hygrometricus)​ mushroom to make soup and frying with cambodia recipe #Cooking #BarometerEarthstars #Astraeushygrometricus #mushroom #soup #cambodia #Recipe | Dancherng Explore

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's........a mushroom?? Earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum triplex) are unique fungi that can be found in woody areas along Cape Cod. The fruiting "bodies" of earthstars are hygroscopic, which means that they absorb moisture from the air. In dry weather the petals will curl up around the body of the mushroom to protect it. In wet weather, the petals moisten and uncurl, even curling backwards and lifting the body of the mushroom in the air. Earthstars reproduce by pushing s

Earth Star Plant Care: Growing A Cryptanthus Bivittatus

Astraeus hygrometricus (hygroscopic earthstar) mushrooms open on a rainy day in nature

Astraeus hygrometricus (hygroscopic earthstar) mushroom open on a wet day in nature

Stir-fried Barometer Earthstar mushroom, or Astraeus hygrometricus, so call 'Het Top' in Northern Thai dialect, with shrimp paste and sliced kaffir lime leaves ( Khua Het Top ) - Northern Thai Cuisine