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Collared Earthstar

Geastrum michelianum

224Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
49Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb16
Mar7
Apr1
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep23
Oct74
Nov47
Dec42

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Glasgow City Scotland17
2Sefton England11
3City of Edinburgh Scotland9
4East Riding of Yorkshire England7
5Kent England6
6Suffolk England5
7Gloucestershire England5
8Leeds England5
9Bristol, City of England4
10York England4
11Aberdeen City Scotland4
12Wirral England4
13Lincolnshire England3
14North Yorkshire England3
15Isle of Wight England3
169 England36 Scotland13 Wales6 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 49 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
224
Peak month
October
Counties with records
49
Scientific name
Geastrum michelianum
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
956
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Geastrales
Family
Geastraceae
Genus
Geastrum
Name with authority
Geastrum michelianum Berk. & Broome

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7671044