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Geastrum berkeleyi
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About
Geastrum berkeleyi, or Berkeley's earthstar, is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. It can be distinguished from other Geastrum species by the flat bipyramidal shape of the calcium oxalate crystals found on its endoperidium.
- Family
- Geastraceae
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- Name
- Geastrum berkeleyi
- Slug
- geastrum-berkeleyi
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Geastraceae
- Genus
- Geastrum
- Species
- berkeleyi
- Wikidata QID
- Q5529516
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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