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Genus

Geastrum (Earthstars)

Geastrum fornicatum. Photo: (c) Lukas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Geastrum (orthographical variant Geaster) is a genus of mushroom in the family Geastraceae. Many species are known commonly as earthstars.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
      • Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
        • Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
          • Class: Agaricomycetes
            • Subclass: Phallomycetidae
              • Order: Geastrales (Geastrales)
                • Family: Geastraceae
                  • Genus: Geastrum (Earthstars)
                    • Section: Fimbriata (Geastrum sect. fimbriata) (1)
                    • Section: Papillata (Geastrum sect. papillata) (1)
                    • Section: Fornicata (Geastrum sect. fornicata) (1)
                    • Section: Trichaster (Geastrum sect. trichaster) (1)
                    • Section: Corollina (Geastrum sect. corollina) (1)

Subtaxa

Section: Fimbriata (Geastrum sect. fimbriata)

Section: Papillata (Geastrum sect. papillata)

Section: Fornicata (Geastrum sect. fornicata)

Section: Trichaster (Geastrum sect. trichaster)

Section: Corollina (Geastrum sect. corollina)

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