Astraeus pteridis
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Scleroderma pteridis Shear (1902) | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Astraeus pteridis 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.[2] Sanford Myron Zeller transferred it to Astraeus in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.[3]
References
- ^ "Astraeus pteridis (Shear) Zeller 1948". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Shear CL. (1902). "Mycological notes and new species". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 29: 449–57.
- ^ Zeller SM. (1948). "Notes on certain Gasteromycetes, including two new orders". Mycologia. 40 (6): 639–68. doi:10.2307/3755316. PMID 18102856.