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Sessile Earthstar

Geastrum fimbriatum

3,154 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 341, February 252, March 394, April 621, May 895, June 976, July 1,044, August 898, September 659, October 492, November 269, December 210.
United States7,249
Alaska7,051
Germany206
Russia114
Switzerland107
Austria81
Canada74
Italy64
Ontario62
Bayern61

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Earthstar fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically earthstars.Inferred from its group

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderGeastrales · Geastrales
FamilyGeastraceae
GenusEarthstars · Geastrum

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