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Geastrum floriforme (Daisy Earthstar)
Vittad. 1842
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Geastrales > Geastraceae
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Dersingham, churchyard TF6930Felmingham TG2529Heacham TF6737Holme Dunes TF7144Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East TG2108Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West TG2008Old Hunstanton TF6840

Summary

13 records from 7 different sites
Years (# of records): 1981 (1) 1982 (1) 2009 (1) 2017 (3) 2020 (1) 2021 (1) 2022 (1) 2023 (2) 2024 (2)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: Cupressus; Cupressus macrocarpa
Substrates: conifer litter; leaf, litter, coniferous; soil; soil (conifer litter)
Finders: E.A. Ellis; Gary Hibberd; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Coleman; Mark Joy
Identifiers: E.A. Ellis; Gary Hibberd; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Mark Joy; Rob Coleman; Trevor Dove
Confirmers: Jonathan Revett; Tony Leech
Comments: '11 fruiting bodies.'; '5 fruitbodies. Photos posted on NFSG FB group & confirmed by Jonathan Revett'; '8 fruiting earthstars'; 'Old specimen'

Record Details

00/06/1981 Heacham; TF6737; Cupressus macrocarpa; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1982 Old Hunstanton; TF6840; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
10/03/2009 Holme Dunes; TF715449; Gary Hibberd; Trevor Dove
14/08/2017 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; soil (conifer litter); Mark Joy; Mark Joy
19/08/2017 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG2108; soil (conifer litter); Mark Joy; Mark Joy
29/12/2017 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; James Emerson; James Emerson; "11 fruiting bodies."
13/11/2020 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG204088; soil; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
24/09/2021 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
25/09/2022 Felmingham; TG251295; Cupressus; soil; Jenny Coleman; Rob Coleman; Tony Leech
17/10/2023 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; conifer litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "8 fruiting earthstars"
02/11/2023 Dersingham, churchyard; TF693303; Gary Hibberd; Gary Hibberd; Jonathan Revett; "5 fruitbodies. Photos posted on NFSG FB group & confirmed by Jonathan Revett"
07/02/2024 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery West; TG2008; leaf, litter, coniferous; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "Old specimen"
01/10/2024 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; conifer litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior

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