Daisy Earthstar - Geastrum floriforme
A small earthstar that is hygroscopic (curls up in dry weather). The surface of the spore-ball is smooth and without a stem. The pore opening is furrowed but not within a well-delimited zone.
Other Geastrum have a stem under the spore-ball, and/or a fringed pore opening and/or pore opening in a well-defined zone.
Photograph in habitat, and in detail to show spore ball from side and top down. Note habitat and substrate. Identification of this rare species can be difficult and we recommend that a specimen is examined by an expert before submission to NatureSpot.
Sandy open areas under conifers or deciduous trees.
All year round
Rare in Britain. VC55 expert Richard Iliffe sent the Sapcote specimen to Kew for verification. The specimen has been retained at Kew in their herbarium as one of only about 30 British records.
Rare.
 Geastrum floriforme (Daisy Earthstar) Bassett Lane Sapcote SP 4872 9319 (taken 5.2.2010).JPG)
Graham Calow
Sapcote
05 February 2010
Spent fruiting body
det. R Iliffe, conf. Kew
 Geastrum floriforme (Daisy Earthstar) Bassett Lane Sapcote SP 4872 9319 (taken 5.2.2010).JPG)
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Species profile
- Common names
- Daisy Earthstar
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Geastrales
- Family:
- Geastraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 05/02/2010 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 05/02/2010 (Calow, Graham)
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