Geastrum pectinatum Pers.
(Beaked Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum pectinatum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeeches
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashes
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthorns
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypress
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypress
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjunipers
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedars
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceaspruces
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspines
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayew

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)
GenusGeastrum (earthstars)
FamilyGEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
OrderGEASTRALES (earth-stars)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)

Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Geastrum pectinatum (Beaked Earthstar)
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