Geastrum fimbriatum Fr., (sessile earthstar)

15 Nov 2015 at OSGR: SU23 in South Wilts, England

Geastrum fimbriatum 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.)

Record Summary	under Juniper
Found as	Fruitbody
Date	15 November 2015
Associated organism	Juniperus communis
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU23
Lat/Lon	51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice County	South Wilts, VC no: 8
Country	England
Voucher	15 Nov 2015[B] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Jeppson, M., Nilsson, R.H. & Larsson, E., 2013. European earthstars in Geastraceae (Geastrales, Phallomycetidae) – a systematic approach using morphology and molecular sequence data Systematics and Biodiversity Vol 11 (4): 437-465.

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Geastrum fimbriatum Fr., (sessile earthstar)

15 Nov 2015 at OSGR: SU23 in South Wilts, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Geastrum fimbriatum is also a member of:

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