Texas Star Mushroom Walk in Bastrop

Name: Texas Star Mushroom Walk in Bastrop — Central Texas Mycological Society
Start: 2023-01-21T15:00:00-0600
End: 2023-01-21T17:00:00-0600
Location: Bastrop Gardens

Saturday, January 21, 2023
3:00 PM 5:00 PM 15:00 17:00

Bastrop Gardens 316 Old 71 Cedar Creek, TX, 78612 United States (map)

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Dates & Times: Saturday 1/21 at 3 pm

Location: Bastrop BotaniCAL GARDENS 316 Old 71

Guides: DEENA from CTMS

Tickets: Free

(Donations Accepted, ♻️Mushroom grow blocks also available for donation.)

The stars are out in Texas - not the stars deep in the heart of Texas which shower the sky that first come to mind, but these stars found on the forest floor that are our new official state mushroom.

The Texas Star Mushroom, Chorioactis geaster is unique to our state and is only found in one other geographic location - Japan. Scientists are perplexed as to why it is so geographically distributed. You may recognize the mushroom because it is part of our logo.

Join the Central Texas Mycological Society for a walk to hopefully see the state mushroom and learn the ecology of this fascinating fruiting body. If we get rain before the event, we may also not only observe this rare mushroom but hopefully identify many others.