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Geastrum fornicatum (Arched Earthstar)
(Huds.) Hook. 1821
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Geastrales > Geastraceae
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Itteringham TG1431Norwich city TG2310Narborough, Narford Hall TF7613Itteringham TG1431Forncett St. Mary TM1694Cockley Cley TF796048Forncett St. Mary TM1694Cockley Cley TF7804Narborough TF7711Ringland, Royal Hill TG1415Cockley Cley TF796048Frettenham TG242184Raveningham TM3896Pott Row TF6921Cockley Cley TF796048Sheringham Park TG141415Cockley Cley TF796048Ditchingham TM330923Cockley Cley TF796048Geldeston TM396919Holme Dunes TF707447Mundham Common TM331985Weeting Heath TL7588Cockley Cley TF796048Weeting Heath TL757880Cockley Cley TF796048Colkirk TF921265Intwood TG197043Geldeston, churchyard TM395923Cockley Cley TF796048

Summary

41 records from 21 different sites
Years (# of records): 0 (1) 1872 (1) 1937 (1) 1974 (1) 1983 (1) 1999 (2) 2000 (3) 2001 (5) 2002 (1) 2003 (3) 2006 (1) 2007 (4) 2008 (2) 2009 (2) 2011 (1) 2014 (1) 2017 (2) 2018 (1) 2019 (3) 2020 (1) 2024 (4)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Recorded Species: Geaster fornicatus
Associations: Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis = X Cuprocyparis leylandii; Pinus; Pinus sylvestris; Syringa; Taxus; Taxus baccata
Substrates: leaf litter; litter, coniferous; soil; soil, leaf litter
Finders: A.R. Leech; Andy Brown; Catherine Bickmore; Charlotte Harris Cook; Don McNeill; E.A. Ellis; Ian Senior; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Kirby Trimmer; M.A. Brewster; Mark Joy; Mary Ghullam; R.E. Evans; R.J. Colman; Trevor Dove
Identifiers: A.R. Leech; Andy Brown; Catherine Bickmore; Charlotte Harris Cook; Don McNeill; E.A. Ellis; Ian Senior; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; M.A. Brewster; Neil Mahler; R.E. Evans; Tony Leech; Trevor Dove
Confirmers: Jonathan Revett; R.E. Evans; Tony Leech
Comments: '10 fruitbodies'; '10+ fbs'; '2 fruitbodies '; '20+ fruitbodies; spores measured'; 'At least 30 under lilac hedge'; 'from photo. Association noted as 'Chamaecyparis leylandii'.'; 'Source: NCLF Part I'; 'Under lilac on hedge bank'; 'Under oak'; 'Under pine'; 'Under yew trees 2-3 new some old.'

Record Details

00/00/0000 Itteringham; TG1431; Syringa; M.A. Brewster; M.A. Brewster; R.E. Evans; "At least 30 under lilac hedge"
00/00/1872 Billingford near North Elmham; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster fornicatus]; Lit. cited: 233
00/01/1937 Trowse; No Grid Ref; R.J. Colman; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster fornicatus]; Lit. cited: 233
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Crown Point, Trowse

00/00/1974 Norwich city; TG2310; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
18/09/1983 Narborough, Narford Hall; TF7613; Taxus; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans; "Under yew trees 2-3 new some old."
20/03/1999 Itteringham; TG1431; M.A. Brewster; Trevor Dove; "Under lilac on hedge bank"
22/08/1999 Itteringham; TG1431; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
19/03/2000 Forncett St. Mary; TM1694; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "Under oak"
12/11/2000 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
12/11/2000 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
24/01/2001 Forncett St. Mary; TM1694; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
19/02/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "Under pine"
26/08/2001 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
26/08/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/10/2001 Narborough; TF7711; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
09/11/2002 Ringland, Royal Hill; TG1415; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
23/10/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/10/2003 Cockley Cley; TF800050; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/11/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
24/10/2006 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
11/02/2007 Frettenham; TG242184; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
00/09/2007 Raveningham; TM3896; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
12/09/2007 Pott Row; TF6921; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
; Additional Notesrecorded by Jonathan Revett in 2006

15/10/2007 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "10+ fbs"
23/04/2008 Sheringham Park; TG141415; Mary Ghullam; Tony Leech
20/10/2008 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
01/06/2009 Ditchingham; TM330923; Taxus; soil; Don McNeill; Don McNeill
20/10/2009 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
17/10/2011 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
22/10/2014 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
13/03/2017 Geldeston; TM396919; Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis = X Cuprocyparis leylandii; soil; Catherine Bickmore; Catherine Bickmore; Tony Leech; "from photo. Association noted as 'Chamaecyparis leylandii'."
08/10/2017 Holme Dunes; TF707447; Andy Brown; Andy Brown; "2 fruitbodies "
; Additional NotesGR: TF70714475

07/09/2018 Mundham Common; TM331985; Charlotte Harris Cook; Charlotte Harris Cook
; Additional NotesLocation: 52.535N, 1.437E

21/09/2019 Weeting Heath; TL7588; Mark Joy; Neil Mahler
18/10/2019 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
24/10/2019 Weeting Heath; TL757880; leaf litter; Ian Senior; Tony Leech
22/10/2020 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
03/02/2024 Colkirk; TF921265; leaf litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "10 fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Colkirk, Hall Lane

04/02/2024 Intwood; TG197043; soil, leaf litter; Jeremy Bartlett; Ian Senior
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Intwood, Intwood Road

10/02/2024 Geldeston, churchyard; TM395923; Taxus baccata; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "20+ fruitbodies; spores measured"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Geldeston, Geldeston church

29/10/2024 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus; litter, coniferous; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett

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