| Astraeus koreanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. koreanus |
| Binomial name | |
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Astraeus koreanus (V.J.Stanek) Kreisel (1976) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanus V.J.Stanek (1958) |
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| Astraeus koreanus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| glebal hymenium | |
| no distinct cap | |
| spore print is brown | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: inedible | |
Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanus V.J.Stanek (1958)
Astraeus koreanus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 1976, it is found in Korea. The species was originally named as a variety koreanus of Astraeus hygrometricus in 1958.