Geastrum britannicum

Geastrum britannicum (Vaulted Earthstar) J.C. Zamora 2015 Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Geastrales > Geastraceae Details on: FRDBI (login required); Old FRDBI; MycoBank; GBIF; Species Fungorum; NBN Atlas Species List Back to Summary
Summary 59 records from 16 different sites Years (# of records): 2000 (5) 2001 (3) 2002 (4) 2003 (4) 2005 (1) 2006 (2) 2007 (1) 2008 (1) 2009 (1) 2012 (1) 2013 (1) 2014 (1) 2015 (1) 2016 (4) 2017 (8) 2019 (1) 2020 (1) 2021 (4) 2022 (3) 2023 (5) 2024 (7) Months: JFMAMJJASOND Associations: Cupressus; Pinus; Pinus sylvestris; Taxus baccata Substrates: conifer litter; leaf litter; litter, coniferous; litter, yew needles; soil; soil (conifer litter) Finders: Chris Kelly; Gary Hibberd; Ian Senior; James Appleton; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Keith Fox; Mark Joy; Mark Ward; Peter Lambley; Robert Smith; Sarah Barney; Trevor Dove; Vanna Bartlett Identifiers: B.M. Spooner; Chris Kelly; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Keith Fox; Mark Joy; Mark Ward; Sarah Barney; Tony Leech; Trevor Dove Confirmers: Jenny Kelly; Jonathan Revett Comments: '10 fruitbodies; spores measured'; '13 fruitbodies'; '20+ fruitbodies'; '24+ fresh fruitbodies beneath one tree'; '28 of the 74 fruiting bodies were old and without spore sacs'; '3 fruiting bodies'; '3 old fruitbodies'; '30 fresh fruiting bodies noted plus numerous corpses from last year. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum.'; '30+ fbs'; '30+ fresh specimens. Re-determined as G. quadrifidum.'; '34 fruitbodies'; '4 found'; '40+ fbs'; '55 fbs'; '7 fresh fruitbodies in 10 square cm'; '71 fbs'; 'At least 38 fruiting bodies'; 'Identified from photos'; 'Just one specimen. Habitat noted as grass verge (reseeded 2021).'; 'On 200 yard of roadside verge 88 old and newish fruiting bodies. Type locality'; 'On roadside verge under Pinus sylvestris'; 'On roadside verge under Quercus'; 'On verge under pines. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum.'; 'Over 20 new fruitbodies. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum.'; 'Redetermined from G. quadrifidum'; 'Spores examined'
Record Details 25/09/2000 Cockley Cley; No Grid Ref; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "On roadside verge under Pinus sylvestris"; DNA barcoded; Genbank:EU784243; K-M000079617; Lit. cited: 248 ; Additional NotesFungarium: Holotype K-M000079617 11/10/2000 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "30+ fbs" 11/10/2000 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "30 fresh fruiting bodies noted plus numerous corpses from last year. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum." 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; "Redetermined from G. quadrifidum" 19/02/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "On verge under pines. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum." 22/10/2001 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 22/10/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "Over 20 new fruitbodies. Re-determined from G. quadrifidum." 01/06/2002 Surlingham; No Grid Ref; Trevor Dove; B.M. Spooner; "On roadside verge under Quercus"; DNA barcoded; Genbank:EU784244; K-M000099914; Lit. cited: 248 ; Additional NotesFungarium: Paratype K-M000099914 17/10/2002 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 17/10/2002 Cockley Cley; TF800050; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "Redetermined from G. quadrifidum" 28/12/2002 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 23/10/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 01/11/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 01/11/2003 Cockley Cley; TF800050; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "30+ fresh specimens. Re-determined as G. quadrifidum." 23/11/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 19/10/2005 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 17/10/2006 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 24/10/2006 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 15/10/2007 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "40+ fbs" 20/10/2008 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 18/11/2009 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 15/10/2012 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 16/02/2013 Lyng; TG068172; soil; Peter Lambley; Tony Leech; "Redetermined from G. quadrifidum" 22/10/2014 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 22/10/2015 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 17/10/2016 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 29/11/2016 Docking, churchyard; TF765369; Robert Smith; Tony Leech; "20+ fruitbodies" 13/12/2016 Docking; TF765369; conifer litter; Mark Joy; Mark Joy 17/12/2016 Docking; TF765369; James Emerson; James Emerson; "55 fbs" 26/01/2017 Docking, churchyard; TF7636; Gary Hibberd; Keith Fox; "At least 38 fruiting bodies" 11/03/2017 Docking; TF765369; soil (conifer litter); Mark Joy; Mark Joy; "71 fbs" 21/03/2017 Cockley Cley; TF7904; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Mark Joy; Mark Joy; "On 200 yard of roadside verge 88 old and newish fruiting bodies. Type locality" 21/03/2017 Rushford; TL923813; Taxus baccata; soil; Mark Joy; Mark Joy 28/03/2017 Snettisham; TF690343; Taxus baccata; soil; Mark Joy; Mark Joy 31/03/2017 Docking; TF764370; Cupressus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 04/04/2017 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG2108; soil (conifer litter); Mark Joy; Mark Joy 04/04/2017 Little Melton, church; TG153069; Taxus baccata; soil; Mark Joy; Mark Joy; "28 of the 74 fruiting bodies were old and without spore sacs" 18/10/2019 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 31/08/2020 Docking; TF765370; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly 27/01/2021 Intwood; TG197042; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 19/10/2021 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 24/10/2021 Docking, churchyard; TF765369; Mark Ward; Mark Ward ; Additional NotesUsual colony in churchyard carefully counted today - 66 fruit bodies. Some of last year's dried specimens present but mainly fresh fruiting bodies. 26/10/2021 Santon Downham, St Helen's Picnic Site; TL828874; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 21/10/2022 Intwood; TG197043; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "Just one specimen. Habitat noted as grass verge (reseeded 2021)." 25/11/2022 Docking, churchyard; TF765370; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly 02/12/2022 Docking, churchyard; TF765370; Cupressus; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox 19/02/2023 North Walsham; TG295303; soil; James Appleton; James Emerson; "Identified from photos" 26/08/2023 Snettisham, churchyard; TF691343; Taxus baccata; soil; Jenny Kelly; James Emerson; Jonathan Revett; "Spores examined" 16/10/2023 Intwood; TG197042; soil; Sarah Barney; Sarah Barney; "3 old fruitbodies" 19/10/2023 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus; litter, coniferous; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 23/10/2023 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; conifer litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "3 fruiting bodies" 03/02/2024 Colkirk; TF921265; leaf litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "13 fruitbodies" 17/02/2024 Intwood, churchyard; TG197042; Taxus baccata; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "10 fruitbodies; spores measured" 01/04/2024 Docking, churchyard; TF765370; Cupressus; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "7 fresh fruitbodies in 10 square cm" 01/10/2024 Norwich, Earlham Cemetery East; TG212088; Taxus baccata; litter, yew needles; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "4 found" 29/10/2024 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus; litter, coniferous; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett 08/11/2024 Docking, churchyard; TF765370; Mark Ward; Mark Ward; "34 fruitbodies" 29/11/2024 Docking, churchyard; TF765370; Cupressus; soil; Chris Kelly; Chris Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "24+ fresh fruitbodies beneath one tree"

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