Astraeus pteridis
| Astraeus pteridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. pteridis |
| Binomial name | |
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Astraeus pteridis (Shear) Zeller (1948) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902) |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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glebal hymenium |
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no distinct cap |
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spore print is brown |
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ecology is mycorrhizal |
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edibility: inedible |
Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902)
Astraeus pteridis 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.Sanford Myron Zeller transferred it to Astraeus in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.
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