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Geastraceae
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Noun1.Geastraceae - a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
family Geastraceae
fungus family - includes lichen families
Lycoperdales, order Lycoperdales - small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
earthstar - any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
Geastrum, genus Geastrum - type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
genus Radiigera, Radiigera - a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae
Astreus, genus Astreus - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
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CAPTION(S): STAR TURN: earth-stars in New Islington, far away from their usual haunts on the Sefton coast; Picture: Ron King
Countryside - Surprise in the City by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The starHE earth-star, a type of fungus similar to a puffball, is usually found growing under pine trees such as those on the Sefton coast.
Countryside - Surprise in the City by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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