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Astraeus hygrometricus (Barometer Earthstar)
(Pers.) Morgan 1889
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Boletales > Diplocystidiaceae
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Saxthorpe TG1130Saxthorpe Woods TG1132Saxthorpe, Old Covert TG1132West Acre TF7714

Summary

12 records from 6 different sites
Years (# of records): 1863 (1) 1927 (1) 1987 (1) 1989 (1) 2000 (1) 2001 (1) 2002 (1) 2004 (1) 2017 (1) 2019 (1) 2025 (2)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: Castanea sativa; Rhododendron
Substrates: soil; soil (deciduous litter); soil, sandy
Finders: C.P. Petch; Ian Senior; Jonathan Revett; Kirby Trimmer; M.A. Brewster; Mark Joy; Sarah Barney; Trevor Dove
Identifiers: Ian Senior; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; M.A. Brewster; Mark Joy; Trevor Dove
Confirmer: R.E. Evans
Comments: '1 fruitbody'; '12+'; '18 without and 6 with spore sacs (some just opening) Between TG1160232993 & TG1160433001'; '30 fbs over 3-4 metres'; 'One specimen on a sandy bank. Source: NCLF Part I'; 'Source: NCLF Part I'; 'Under rhododendron on sandy bank'

Record Details

00/10/1863 Rackheath; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "One specimen on a sandy bank. Source: NCLF Part I"; Lit. cited: 233
00/12/1927 Holt; No Grid Ref; C.P. Petch; "Source: NCLF Part I"; Lit. cited: 233
01/11/1987 Saxthorpe; TG1130; Rhododendron; soil, sandy; M.A. Brewster; M.A. Brewster; R.E. Evans; "Under rhododendron on sandy bank"
06/11/1989 Saxthorpe; TG1130; Rhododendron; soil, sandy; M.A. Brewster; M.A. Brewster; R.E. Evans; "Under rhododendron on sandy bank"
24/12/2000 Saxthorpe Woods; TG1132; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
22/10/2001 Saxthorpe Woods; TG1132; Castanea sativa; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "12+"
03/04/2002 Saxthorpe Woods; TG1132; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
03/04/2004 Saxthorpe; TG116330; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
27/11/2017 Saxthorpe, Old Covert; TG1132; Castanea sativa; soil (deciduous litter); Mark Joy; Mark Joy; "18 without and 6 with spore sacs (some just opening) Between TG1160232993 & TG1160433001"
26/10/2019 Saxthorpe, Old Covert; TG1132; soil; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "30 fbs over 3-4 metres"
27/10/2025 West Acre; TF7714; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
11/12/2025 Saxthorpe, Old Covert; TG116330; Castanea sativa; soil; Sarah Barney; Jeremy Bartlett; "1 fruitbody"

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