Astraeus pteridis
Member of
barometer earthstars (genus Astraeus)
family Astraeaceae
mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies (class Agaricomycetes)
higher basidiomycetes (subphylum Agaricomycotina)
basidiomycete fungi (phylum Basidiomycota)
fungi including lichens (kingdom Fungi)
There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
Our local population was recently split from A. hygrometricus [source]. iNaturalist still has many local observations under the former species.
Chris’s observations: none
Taxon info: iNaturalist
Bay Area species: iNaturalist