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Geastrum fornicatum (Arched Earthstar)
(Huds.) Hook. 1821
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Geastrales > Geastraceae
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Brockdish, Grove Road TM2179Cockley Cley TF7904Colkirk TF9226Ditchingham TM3392Forncett St. Mary TM1694Frettenham TG2418Geldeston TM3991Geldeston, churchyard TM3992Holme Dunes TF7044Intwood TG1904Intwood, churchyard TG1904Itteringham TG1431Mundham Common TM3398Narborough TF7711Narborough, Narford Hall TF7613Norwich city TG2310Pott Row TF6921Raveningham TM3896Ringland, Royal Hill TG1415Sheringham Park TG1441Weeting Heath TL7588

Summary

45 records from 23 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) 2021 (1) 2024 (4) 2025 (3)
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; Caroline Still; 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; Vanna Bartlett
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: 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'.'; 'old fruitbodies'; '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 Newton; No Grid Ref; R.J. Colman; "Source: NCLF Part I"; [as Geaster fornicatus]; Lit. cited: 233
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 "
07/09/2018 Mundham Common; TM331985; Charlotte Harris Cook; Charlotte Harris Cook
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
00/00/2021 Intwood; TG197041; soil; Caroline Still; Tony Leech
03/02/2024 Colkirk; TF921265; leaf litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "10 fruitbodies"
04/02/2024 Intwood; TG197043; soil, leaf litter; Jeremy Bartlett; Ian Senior
10/02/2024 Geldeston, churchyard; TM395923; Taxus baccata; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "20+ fruitbodies; spores measured"
29/10/2024 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus; litter, coniferous; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
14/01/2025 Intwood, churchyard; TG197042; Taxus baccata; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
21/01/2025 Geldeston, churchyard; TM395923; Taxus baccata; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
20/02/2025 Brockdish, Grove Road; TM212799; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "old fruitbodies"

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