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Geastrum pectinatum Pers., 1801 (Beaked Earthstar)

Suggested Literature

Geastrum pectinatum may 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 pectinatum is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Crataegus - hawthorns (Rosaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Pinopsida - conifers fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
fruitbody Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
fruitbody Cupressus macrocarpa - Monterey Cypress (Cupressaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Juniperus - junipers (Cupressaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Cedrus - cedars (Pinaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]
Photos fruitbody Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) fruitbody is associated with Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in woodland, parkland, gardens, hedgerows, dunes and old spoil heaps]

Associated with Geastrum pectinatum:

Geastrum pectinatum 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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