Geastrum coronatum Pers.
(Crowned Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum coronatum 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 Hedera ivies Apiales: Araliaceae 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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera/Hederaivies
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Quercus oaks 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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks
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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthorns
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselms
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Thuja red cedars 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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja/Thujared cedars
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 coronatum/Geastrum coronatumcrowned earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspines

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum coronatum (Crowned 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 coronatum (Crowned Earthstar)

Geastrum coronatum (Crowned 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 coronatum (Crowned Earthstar):

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