Astraeus pteridis

Astraeus pteridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Diplocystaceae
Genus: Astraeus
Species:
A. pteridis
Binomial name
Astraeus pteridis
(Shear) Zeller (1948)
Synonyms[1]

Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902)

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

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.

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  2. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
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