Astraeus pteridis
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Astraeus pteridis, commonly known as the giant hygroscopic earthstar,[2] 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.[3] Sanford Myron Zeller transferred it to Astraeus in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.[4] A. pteridis was previously frequently confused with the supposedly cosmopolitan A. hygrometricus, now shown to be found only in Europe.
Quick Facts Astraeus pteridis, Scientific classification ...
Astraeus pteridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Diplocystaceae |
Genus: | Astraeus |
Species: | A. pteridis |
Binomial name | |
Astraeus pteridis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902) |
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Quick Facts Astraeus pteridisMycological characteristics ...
Astraeus pteridis | |
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is inedible |
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