Sphaerobolus stellatus    Tode 

common name(s) : Shooting Star 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Phallomycetidae/Geastrales/Geastraceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Gasteromycetideae/Sclerodermatales/Sphaerobolaceae  

synonyms: Sphaerobolus carpobolus, Carpobolus stellatus 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Lycoperdon carpobolus)  

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with  Sphaerobolus stellatus toxicity of Sphaerobolus stellatus genus Sphaerobolus  



Sphaerobolus stellatus is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet .
here should be the distribution map of Sphaerobolus stellatus in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Sphaerobolus stellatus in the forest of Rambouillet



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