A study on the spore morphology of gasteroid fungi collected from Trabzon

Fruiting bodies were collected in Trabzon province in 2009 and 2010. Macroscopic and microscopic studies were performed on the dried specimens. Surface structures of the spores of Geastrum rufescens Pers. (Geastraceae Corda), Lycoperdon molle Pers. and L. umbrinum Pers. (Agaricaceae Chevall.) were illuminated under scanning electron microscope. Color photos were taken in the field and new localities were determined. New descriptions of the Turkish collections were given and the spore structures of them were ilustrated for the first time.