''Geastrum coronatum'' is an inedible species of

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

belonging to the genus ''

Geastrum ''Geastrum'' (orthographical variant ''Geaster'') is a genus of puffball-like mushrooms in the family Geastraceae. Many species are known commonly as earthstars. The name, which comes from ''geo'' meaning ''earth'' and meaning ''star'', refers ...

'', or earthstar fungi.

Christian Hendrik Persoon Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an i ...

published the first

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of ''Geastrum coronatum'' in 1801.

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SF
Species Fungorum
EoL
Encyclopedia of Life
GBIFCoL
Catalogue of Life
BHL
Bibliography of Geastrum coronatum at BHL
BioLib
Taxonomy, description and photos
FirstNature
Description and photos
nahuby.sk
Photos, map of distribution in Slovakia (in Slovak)
mykologie.net
Photo (in Czech)
mykologie.eu
Several photos (in Czech)
houbareni.cz
Description and several photos (in Czech)

Description and several photos (in Polish)
Mushroom Observer
Photos coronatum Fungi described in 1801 Fungi of Europe Inedible fungi Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon {{Geastrales-stub