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Geastrum rufescens (Rufous Earthstar)
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Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Geastrales > Geastraceae
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Cromer TG2241Norwich, Earlham Park TG1907Sparham Pools TG0718Norwich, Mousehold Heath TG2410Surlingham TG3107Holkham Meals East TF9045Honingham TG1010Honingham, Mousehold House Wood TG1012West Harling Heath TL9784Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site TL821941Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site TL821941Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Weeting, Emily's Wood TL7989Holkham Meals East TF9045Stoke Holy Cross TG2301Norwich, Mousehold Heath TG2410West Harling Heath TL964837Bridgham Picnic Site TL9683Norwich, Mousehold Heath TG2410Gressenhall Old Carr TF9717Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Cockley Cley TF796048Sheringham Park TG1341Cockley Cley TF796048Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom TL849875Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site TL828874Cockley Cley TF796048Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom TL849875Dersingham Bog TF6628Sheringham Park TG1341Cockley Cley TF796048Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom TL849875Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site TL828874Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom TL849875Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site TL828874Burnham Overy Dunes TF856457Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site TL828874Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East TG212088Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site TL828874Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West TG204090Holkham Meals West TF858457

Summary

56 records from 28 different sites
Years (# of records): 1794 (1) 1859 (2) 1872 (1) 1932 (1) 1936 (2) 1938 (2) 1952 (1) 1956 (2) 1958 (3) 1974 (1) 1994 (2) 1995 (2) 1997 (1) 1998 (2) 1999 (2) 2000 (3) 2001 (1) 2007 (2) 2008 (3) 2009 (2) 2010 (2) 2011 (4) 2012 (1) 2013 (2) 2014 (1) 2015 (1) 2016 (1) 2017 (1) 2018 (2) 2019 (2) 2020 (1) 2022 (1) 2024 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Recorded Species: Geaster rufescens
Associations: Cupressus; Fagus; Fagus sylvatica; Pinus; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus
Substrates: conifer litter; sand; sandy turf; soil
Finders: A.L. Bull; Andrew Chick; anon; E.A. Ellis; foray; Heward (Miss); Ian Senior; Jonathan Revett; Kirby Trimmer; Sowerby; Trevor Dove
Identifiers: A.L. Bull; Andrew Chick; E.A. Ellis; Ian Senior; Jonathan Revett; Tony Leech; Trevor Dove
Confirmer: R.E. Evans
Comments: 'In a pine wood. Source: NCLF Part I'; 'Source: NCLF Part I'; 'Substrate noted as the ground.'

Record Details

00/10/1794 Trowse; No Grid Ref; Sowerby; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1859 Drayton; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1859 Hellesdon; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1872 Norwich, Earlham; No Grid Ref; Kirby Trimmer; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1932 Cantley; No Grid Ref; Anon; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1936 Cromer; TG2241; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/11/1936 Cromer; No Grid Ref; Heward (Miss); "In a pine wood. Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster rufescens]; Lit. cited: 233
00/00/1938 Norwich, Earlham Park; TG1907; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1938 Sparham Pools; TG0718; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1952 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1956 Surlingham; TG3107; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/10/1956 Surlingham; TG3107; E.A. Ellis
06/10/1958 Holkham Meals East; TF9045; Pinus; sand; E.A. Ellis
08/10/1958 Honingham; TG1010; E.A. Ellis
08/10/1958 Honingham, Mousehold House Wood; TG1012; Fagus; anon; E.A. Ellis; "Substrate noted as the ground."
00/00/1974 West Harling Heath; TL9784; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
11/10/1994 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; Cupressus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
11/10/1994 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Fagus sylvatica; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
20/09/1995 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; Cupressus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
20/09/1995 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
07/08/1997 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Quercus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
06/09/1998 Weeting, Emily's Wood; TL7989; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
25/10/1998 Holkham Meals East; TF9045; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/08/1999 Stoke Holy Cross; TG2301; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
16/09/1999 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
23/09/2000 West Harling Heath; TL964837; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/09/2000 Bridgham Picnic Site; TL9683; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/09/2000 Norwich, Mousehold Heath; TG2410; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
13/10/2001 Gressenhall Old Carr; TF9717; A.L. Bull; A.L. Bull; R.E. Evans
30/09/2007 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
15/10/2007 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
05/10/2008 Sheringham Park; TG1341; foray; Tony Leech
20/10/2008 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
01/11/2008 Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom; TL849875; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
24/10/2009 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/11/2009 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
30/08/2010 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
06/11/2010 Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom; TL849875; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
27/06/2011 Dersingham Bog; TF6628; foray; Tony Leech
12/10/2011 Sheringham Park; TG1341; foray; Tony Leech
17/10/2011 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
06/11/2011 Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom; TL849875; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
20/10/2012 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
12/10/2013 Santon Downham, Two Mile Bottom; TL849875; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
19/10/2013 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/10/2014 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
29/10/2015 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
26/10/2016 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/10/2017 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
01/01/2018 Burnham Overy Dunes; TF856457; Andrew Chick; Andrew Chick
; Additional NotesGR: TF85624575

27/12/2018 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
11/10/2019 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; conifer litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
28/10/2019 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
18/10/2020 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
19/10/2022 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG204090; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
01/12/2024 Holkham Meals West; TF858457; sandy turf; Ian Senior; Ian Senior

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