Starfish Fungus
Aseroe rubra Labill.
A species in the family Phallaceae, order Phallales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Phallales
- Family
- Phallaceae
- Genus
- Aseroe
What it is called
- English
- Starfish Fungus
- Welsh
- Seren Goch
Also known as
Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.
- Aseroe actinobola Corda
- Aseroe hookeri Berk.
- Aseroe junghuhnii Schltdl.
- Aseroe lysuroides E.Fisch.
- Aseroe muelleriana (E.Fisch.) Lloyd
- Aseroe pentactina Endl.
- Aseroe poculiformis F.M.Bailey
- Aseroe viridis Berk.
- Aseroe zeylanica Berk.
Others in Aseroe
Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).
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