Geastrum – Facesoffungi number:

Geastrum Pers.

Index Fungorum number: IF 19141; MycoBank number: MB 19141

Notes – Geastrum was described by Persoon (1794) to accommodate three species G. multifidum, G. quadrifidium and G. rufescens. Later, Persoon (1801) expanded the genus to include G. coliforme, G. coronatum, G. pectinatum, G. quadrifidum, G. rufescens and G. hygrometricum. Currently, two of these species are included in two different genera: Geastrum coliforme in Myriostoma and G. hygrometricum in Astraeus.

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