Geastrum rufescens

Geastrum rufescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Geastrales
Family:	Geastraceae
Genus:	Geastrum
Species:	G. rufescens
Binomial name
	Geastrum rufescens; Pers. (1801)
Synonyms
	Geastrum schaefferi Vittad. (1842); Geastrum vulgatum Vittad. (1842); Geastrum readeri Cooke & Massee (1888(); Geastrum rufescens var. readeri (Cooke & Massee) Cleland & Cheel (1915);

Geastrum rufescens, commonly known as the rosy earthstar,^[2] is a species of fungus in the family Geastraceae. It was first described scientifically by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1801. It has a pale pinkish-buff to pinkish exoperidium and rays. The earthstar is found in Europe, North America (including Mexico), and Japan, where it typically grows at the base of old oak stumps.^[3]

References

^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Geastrum rufescens Pers". Species Fungorum: CAB International. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ Eppinger M. (2006). Field Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Britain and Europe. New Holland Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84537-474-7.
^ Ponce de Leon P. (1968). "A revision of the family Geastraceae". Fieldiana. 31 (14). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Natural History Museum: 320.

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Geastrum_rufescens-1] "GSD Species Synonymy: Geastrum rufescens Pers". Species Fungorum: CAB International. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[Eppinger_2006-2] Eppinger M. (2006). Field Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Britain and Europe. New Holland Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84537-474-7.

[Ponce_de_Leon_1968-3] Ponce de Leon P. (1968). "A revision of the family Geastraceae". Fieldiana. 31 (14). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Natural History Museum: 320.

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