| Geastrum australe | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: | Phallomycetidae |
| Order: | Geastrales |
| Family: | Geastraceae |
| Genus: | Geastrum |
| Species: | G. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Geastrum australe Berk. (1859) |
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| Geastrum australe | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| glebal hymenium | |
| no distinct cap | |
| spore print is brown | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: inedible | |
Geastrum australe is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. It can be mistaken for Geastrum saccatum or Geasturm simulans, and is found in Melbourne.[1]