Geastrum floriforme Vittad.
(Daisy Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum floriforme 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 Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak 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 floriforme/Geastrum floriformedaisy earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oak
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Major 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 floriforme/Geastrum floriformedaisy earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Larix larches 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 floriforme/Geastrum floriformedaisy earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarches

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 floriforme (Daisy Earthstar) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum floriforme (Daisy 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 floriforme (Daisy Earthstar)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2006 Notes and Records (April 2006) Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 66-68, rear cover.
McNeil, D. 2013 Some noteworthy British Gasteromycete records Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 24-30.
Palmer, J.T. 1955 Observations on Gasteromycetes 1-3 TBMS Vol 38 (4): 317-334.

Geastrum floriforme (Daisy Earthstar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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