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Arched Earthstar

Geastrum fornicatum

77Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb5
Mar4
Apr5
May0
Jun2
Jul1
Aug6
Sep3
Oct25
Nov8
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England24
2Worcestershire England10
3Powys Wales7
4Somerset England6
5Herefordshire, County of England4
6Oxfordshire England3
7Cornwall England3
8Pembrokeshire Wales3
9Cambridgeshire England2
10Devon England2
11Northamptonshire England2
12Kent England1
53 England6 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
77
Peak month
October
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Geastrum fornicatum
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
55
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Geastrales
Family
Geastraceae
Genus
Geastrum
Name with authority
Geastrum fornicatum (Huds.) Hook.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5236601 · GBIF 2554359