Geastrum velutinum is a species of fungus in the family Geastraceae. Found in North America, it was first described scientifically by Andrew Price Morgan in 1895.[3]

Geastrum velutinum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species:
G. velutinum
Binomial name
Geastrum velutinum
Morgan (1895)
Synonyms[2]
  • Geastrum caespitosum (Lloyd) Lloyd (1920)[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd CG. (1920). "Mycological Notes 63". 6: 945–984. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Geastrum velutinum Morgan [as 'Geaster']". Species Fungorum: CAB International. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^ Morgan AP. (1895). "New North American fungi". Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 18: 36–45.
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