Geastrum quadrifidum DC. ex Pers.
(Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum quadrifidum 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 Major 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 quadrifidum/Geastrum quadrifidumrayed earthstar, four-rayed earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor 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 quadrifidum/Geastrum quadrifidumrayed earthstar, four-rayed earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor 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 quadrifidum/Geastrum quadrifidumrayed earthstar, four-rayed earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornsMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 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 quadrifidum/Geastrum quadrifidumrayed earthstar, four-rayed earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor 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 quadrifidum/Geastrum quadrifidumrayed earthstar, four-rayed earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewMinor

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 quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed Earthstar) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geastrum quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed Earthstar) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed 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 quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed Earthstar)

Geastrum quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed 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 quadrifidum (Rayed Earthstar, Four-rayed Earthstar):

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