Geastrum berkeleyi
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Geastrum berkeleyi, or Berkeley's earthstar, is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. It can be distinguished from other Geastrum species by the flat bipyramidal shape of the calcium oxalate crystals found on its endoperidium.[1]
Quick Facts Geastrum berkeleyi, Scientific classification ...
Geastrum berkeleyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Geastrales |
Family: | Geastraceae |
Genus: | Geastrum |
Species: | G. berkeleyi |
Binomial name | |
Geastrum berkeleyi Massee (1889) | |
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Quick Facts Geastrum berkeleyiMycological characteristics ...
Geastrum berkeleyi | |
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
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Despite being a very uncommon mushroom, it has a wide geographical distribution, having been documented in Northern and Eastern Europe as well as Eastern Asia.