Geastrum triplex Jungh.
(Collared Earthstar)

Interactions where Geastrum triplex 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 [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs 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 triplex/Geastrum triplexcollared earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor 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 triplex/Geastrum triplexcollared earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor Pinus nigra Austrian 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 triplex/Geastrum triplexcollared earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus nigra/Pinus nigraAustrian pineMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae 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 triplex/Geastrum triplexcollared earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenMinor

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeastrum triplex (Collared 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 triplex (Collared Earthstar)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2004 Fungal Portraits, No. 17: Geastrum triplex Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 3-4.
Palmer, J.T. 1955 Observations on Gasteromycetes 1-3 TBMS Vol 38 (4): 317-334.

Geastrum triplex (Collared 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 triplex (Collared Earthstar):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 77 images of Geastrum triplex (Collared Earthstar)

The commonest earth-star fungus. Often found under yews and other conifers in churchyards etc,

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