Name:		Astrycum Raf., J. Bot. 2 (1809) page 175 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Geastrum Pers.
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Geastraceae Corda [Family] Geastrales K. Hosaka & Castellano [Order] Phallomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]