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rounded earthstar

Geastrum saccatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 48, February 36, March 56, April 88, May 126, June 138, July 147, August 127, September 93, October 69, November 38, December 30.
United States3,108
Alaska995
Washington840
Canada408
California227
Ontario211
Mexico181
Australia172
British Columbia163
New York153

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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

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