Geastrum australe
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| Geastrum australe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Geastrales |
| Family: | Geastraceae |
| Genus: | Geastrum |
| Species: | G. australe
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| Binomial name | |
| Geastrum australe Berk. (1859)
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Geastrum australe | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Geastrum australe is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. It can be mistaken for G. saccatum or G. simulans, and is found in Melbourne.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "ICAF – Geastrum australe". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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