Scientific Name:	Geastrum pectinatum Pers.
Scientific Name Synonyms:	Geastrum plicatum
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Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Fungus
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Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Fungi Basidiomycota Basidiomycetes Lycoperdales Geastraceae
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Global Status:	GNR
Provincial Status:	SU (Mar 2021)
BC List:	Unknown
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Endemic:	N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:	N
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:	N
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Geastrum pectinatum. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).