Geastrum elegans

Geastrum elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species:
G. elegans
Binomial name
Geastrum elegans
Vittad. (1842)
Synonyms
  • Geastrum badium Pers. (1809)
Species of fungus
Geastrum elegans
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Mycological characteristics
Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Geastrum elegans is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi.

Taxon identifiers
Geastrum elegans


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