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Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, 1889 (Barometer Earthstar)

1992 (Provisional) Red Data List Vulnerable

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Astraeus hygrometricus Fruitbody 22 October 1983 West Gloucestershire England 4

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Henrici, A., 2006 Notes & Records (April 2006)

Astraeus hygrometricus 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)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Astraeus hygrometricus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [dry woodland on sandy soil]

Associated with Astraeus hygrometricus:

Astraeus hygrometricus 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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