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Geastrum floriforme Vittad., 1842 (Daisy Earthstar)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Henrici, A., 2006 Notes & Records (April 2006)
Palmer, J.T., 1955 (Added to British list) Observations on Gasteromycetes 1-3

Geastrum floriforme may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
GEASTRACEAE
(earthstars)
Geastrum
(earthstars)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Geastrum floriforme is associated with:

fruitbody Quercus ilex - Evergreen Oak (Fagaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy soil]
fruitbody Cupressus macrocarpa - Monterey Cypress (Cupressaceae) fruitbody is associated with Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy soil]
Photos fruitbody Larix - larches (Pinaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on sandy soil]

Associated with Geastrum floriforme:

Geastrum floriforme may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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