Geastrum coronatum

Geastrum coronatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Phallomycetidae
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species: G. coronatum
Binomial name
Geastrum coronatum
Pers.
Synonyms

G. limbatum Fr.

Geastrum coronatum
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Mycological characteristics

glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
spore print is brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: inedible

Geastrum coronatum is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. Christian Hendrik Persoon published the first description of Geastrum coronatum in 1801.[1]

References

  1. Persoon CH. (1801). Synopsis Methodica Fungorum (Göttingen) 1: 13233. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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