Geastrum fornicatum

Geastrum fornicatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species:
G. fornicatum
Binomial name
Geastrum fornicatum
(Huds.) Hook. (1821)
Synonyms
  • Geastrum multifidum Pers. (1794)
  • Lycoperdon fornicatum Huds. (1821)
  • Geastrum fornicatum var. multifidum (Pers.) Fr. (1829)
  • Plecostoma fornicatum (Huds.) Corda (1842)
Geastrum fornicatum
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Geastrum fornicatum, commonly known as the acrobatic earthstar or the arched earthstar, is an inedible species of mushroom in the family Geastraceae. Like other earthstar mushrooms, the thick outer skin splits open at maturity, exposing the spore sac to the elements. It is found in the southwest United States.