''Geastrum campestre'' is an inedible species of
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...
belonging to the genus ''
Geastrum
''Geastrum'' (orthographical variant ''Geaster'') is a genus of puffball-like mushrooms in the family Geastraceae. Many species are known commonly as earthstars.
The name, which comes from ''geo'' meaning ''earth'' and meaning ''star'', refers ...
'', or earthstar fungi.
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Index Fungorum
campestre
Fungi of Europe
Inedible fungi
Fungi described in 1887
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