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Sclerogaster
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Sclerogaster

The Sclerogastraceae are a family of fungi in the order Geastrales. The family contains the single genus Sclerogaster, which contains 10 species found in Europe and America. The genus was circumscribed by botanist Rudolf Hesse in 1891.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Sclerogaster compactus

speciesSclerogaster compactus

Sclerogaster hysterangioides

speciesSclerogaster hysterangioides

Sclerogaster luteocarneus

speciesSclerogaster luteocarneus

Sclerogaster pacificus

speciesSclerogaster pacificus

Sclerogaster xerophilus

speciesSclerogaster xerophilus

Sclerogaster araripensis

speciesSclerogaster araripensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375161.