Geastrum pectinatum Pers.
(Beaked Earthstar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)
Genus	Geastrum (earthstars)
Family	GEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
Order	GEASTRALES (earth-stars)
Subclass	PHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Geastrum pectinatum is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Geastraceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar) :
1: Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)
16 Feb 2013	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
under Lawson Cypress, at roadside

Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Geastrum
(earthstars)

GEASTRACEAE
(earthstars)

GEASTRALES
(earth-stars)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Geastrum pectinatum is also a member of:

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