Geastrum campestre Morgan
(Field Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum campestre is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 UK/Ireland 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 campestre/Geastrum campestrefield earthstarfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedars
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland 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 campestre/Geastrum campestrefield earthstarfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayew

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

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

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum campestre (Field Earthstar)
GenusGeastrum (earthstars)
FamilyGEASTRACEAE (earthstars)
OrderGEASTRALES (earth-stars)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geastrum campestre (Field Earthstar)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2006 Notes and Records (April 2006) Vol 7 (2)
Henrici, A. 2014 Notes and Records (Apr 2014) Vol 15 (2)

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

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Geastrum campestre (Field Earthstar):

Extinct

EN/B

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