Geastrum australe is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. It can be mistaken for G. saccatum or G. simulans, and is found in Melbourne.[1]

Geastrum australe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species:
G. australe
Binomial name
Geastrum australe
Berk. (1859)
Geastrum australe
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

References

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  1. ^ "ICAF – Geastrum australe". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.