Name:		Astraeus hygrometricus Morgan, Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 12 (1889) page 20
Basionym:		Geastrum hygrometricum Pers.
Synonym(s):		Geaster hygrometricus var. hygrometricus Geaster hygrometricus (Pers.)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Astraeus Morgan [Genus] Diplocystidiaceae Kreisel [Family] Boletales E.-J. Gilbert [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Astraeus hygrometricus forma decaryi (Pat.) Pat. Astraeus hygrometricus forma ferrugineus V.J. Stanek Astraeus hygrometricus forma hygrometricus Astraeus hygrometricus var. hygrometricus Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanus V.J. Stanek
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (60 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]