| Astraeus pteridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. pteridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astraeus pteridis (Shear) Zeller (1948) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902) |
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| Astraeus pteridis | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| glebal hymenium | |
| no distinct cap | |
| spore print is brown | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: inedible | |
Astraeus pteridis is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. It was described by American mycologist Cornelius Lott Shear in 1902 under the name Scleroderma pteridis.[2] Sanford Myron Zeller transferred it to Astraeus in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.[3]