Astraeus koreanus

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

Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanus V.J.Stanek (1958)

Astraeus koreanus
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Spore print is brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is inedible

Astraeus koreanus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 1976, it is found in Korea.[2] The species was originally named as a variety koreanus of Astraeus hygrometricus in 1958.[3]

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