Astraeus pteridis
| Astraeus pteridis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. pteridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astraeus pteridis (Shear) Zeller (1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902) | |
| Astraeus pteridis Mycological characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Glebal hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Astraeus pteridis, commonly known as the giant hygroscopic earthstar, 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. A. pteridis was previously frequently confused with the supposedly cosmopolitan A. hygrometricus, now shown to be found only in Europe.
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