| Geastrum coronatum | |
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| Geastrum coronatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Geastrales |
| Family: | Geastraceae |
| Genus: | Geastrum |
| Species: | G. coronatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geastrum coronatum Pers. 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geastrum coronatum Mycological characteristics | |
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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 coronatum is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. Christian Hendrik Persoon published the first description of Geastrum coronatum in 1801.
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
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Geastrum coronatum |
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