I photographed the zooming image above on 2010-11-27 on a path going north from Scenic Highway 30A towards the Cassine Trail into Pt. Washington State Forest. I have not yet seen how these earthstars emerge from the earth.
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See also Deer lichen site 1.6. Back to Puffball Watch, 2010-2011.