Geastrum coronatum

Geastrum coronatum is an inedible species of mushroom[1] belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. Christian Hendrik Persoon published the first description of Geastrum coronatum in 1801.[2]

Geastrum coronatum
Geastrum coronatum
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G. coronatum
Binomial name
Geastrum coronatum
Pers. 1801
Synonyms
  • G. limbatum Fr.
Geastrum coronatum
float
Mycological characteristics
glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
spore print is brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: inedible

References

  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. Persoon CH. (1801). Synopsis Methodica Fungorum (Göttingen). 1. pp. 132–133.


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