Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Diplocystaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Boletales Genus Astraeus | |
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Similar Astraeus, Astraeus pteridis, Astraeus telleriae, Astraeus hygrometricus, Geastrales | ||
Astraeus asiaticus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 2007, it was originally found in north and northeastern areas of Thailand, where it grows in sandy or laterite-rich soil in dry lowland dipterocarp forests. The species has a wide distribution in Asia.
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