What is Geastrum quadrifidum?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Geastrum quadrifidum 60803.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|The earthstar fungus ''Geastrum quadrifidum''}}]] '''''Geastrum quadrifidum''''' or the '''rayed earthstar''',<ref name=RayedES>{{cite web |url=https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NHMSYS0001482832 |title=Geastrum quadrifidum Pers. [Rayed Earthstar] |publisher=National Biodiversity Network |access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref> or '''four-footed earthstar''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/4123 |title=Geastrum quadrifidum - Four Footed Earthstar|publisher=University of Guelph|access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref> is an [[wikt:inedible|inedible]] [[species]] of [[mushroom]]. It is a species of ''[[Geastrum]]'', or earthstar [[fungi]]. It was first described [[Science|scientifically]] by [[Christian Hendrik Persoon]] in 1794. It is found in [[Europe]], the [[Americas]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]]. The [[fungus]] is a [[saprobe]]. It feeds on dead [[wood]] and [[plant]] materials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Gasteroid%20fungi&item_type=topic |title=Gasteroid fungi |publisher=Revolvy LLC |access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} <br> [[Category:Mushrooms]] {{biology-stub}}