Geastrum rufescens Pers.
(Rosy Earthstar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar)
GenusGeastrum (earthstars)
FamilyGEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
OrderGEASTRALES (earth-stars)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar) :
1: Geastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar)
17 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Palmer, J.T. 1955 Observations on Gasteromycetes 1-3 TBMS Vol 38 (4): 317-334.

Geastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geastrum rufescens (Rosy Earthstar)
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