Geastrum striatum DC.
(Striate Earthstar, Striated Earthstar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Geastrum striatum (Striate Earthstar, Striated 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 striatum 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.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2012	Readers’ Finds	Field Mycology Vol 13 (2): 63-66.

Geastrum striatum (Striate Earthstar, Striated Earthstar) may also 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 striatum (Striate Earthstar, Striated Earthstar)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geastrum striatum (Striate Earthstar, Striated Earthstar)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Geastrum striatum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)