Astraeus hygrometricus
| Astraeus hygrometricus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. hygrometricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Astraeus hygrometricus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lycoperdon stellatus Scop. (1772) | |
| Astraeus hygrometricus | |
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 | glebal hymenium |
 | no distinct cap |
 | spore print is brown |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: inedible |
Astraeus hygrometricus, often known as the 'hygroscopic earthstar, the barometer earthstar, or the false earthstar, is a Diplocystaceae fungus. When closed, young specimens resemble a puffball. When mature, the mushroom takes on the distinctive earthstar form, which is caused by the outer layer of fruit body tissue splitting apart in a star-like pattern.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Death from below" – via www.bangkokpost.com.
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