Key Identification Features
- The exoperidium (the outer tissue layer that forms the rays) is made of four distinct tissue layers.
- Astraeus pteridis (Shear) Zeller, when fully expanded, reaches 5 to 15 centimetres (2 to 6 inches) or larger, and typically has a more distinct areolate pattern on the inner surface of its rays.
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