Geastrum coronatum

*Geastrum coronatum*
Mycological characteristics
Geastrum coronatum Mycological characteristics
	glebal hymenium
	no distinct cap
	spore print is brown
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: inedible

Geastrum coronatum
	Geastrum coronatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Geastrales
Family:	Geastraceae
Genus:	Geastrum
Species:	G. coronatum
Binomial name
	Geastrum coronatum; Pers. 1801
Synonyms
	G. limbatum Fr.;

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]

References[]

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

External links[]

Media related to Geastrum coronatum at Wikimedia Commons
Geastrum coronatum in Index Fungorum
SF Species Fungorum
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
GBIF
CoL Catalogue of Life
BHL Bibliography of Geastrum coronatum at BHL
BioLib Taxonomy, description and photos
FirstNature Description and photos
nahuby.sk Photos, map of distribution in Slovakia (in Slovak)
mykologie.net Photo (in Czech)
mykologie.eu Several photos (in Czech)
houbareni.cz Description and several photos (in Czech)
grzyby.pl Description and several photos (in Polish)
Mushroom Observer Photos

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[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). Vol. 1. pp. 132–133.

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Geastrum coronatum Mycological characteristics
	glebal hymenium
	no distinct cap
	spore print is brown
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: inedible