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Collared Earthstar

Geastrum michelianum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 253, February 187, March 292, April 460, May 663, June 723, July 774, August 666, September 489, October 365, November 199, December 156.
United States5,230
Alaska5,227
United Kingdom648
Germany543
England493
Netherlands230
Niedersachsen128
Austria114
Portugal102
France90

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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