Geastrum elegans is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi.
| Geastrum elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Geastrales |
| Family: | Geastraceae |
| Genus: | Geastrum |
| Species: | G. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Geastrum elegans Vittad. (1842)
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| Synonyms | |
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Geastrum elegans | |
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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 |
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