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Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist. 12: 20 (1889) Geastrum hygrometricum Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 135 (1801)
Geastrum hygrometricum β anglicum Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 135 (1801)
Geastrum vulgaris Corda, Icon. fung. (Prague) 5: 64 (1842)
Astraeus stellatus (Scop.) E. Fisch., Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Leipzig) 1**(1): 341 (1900)
Habitat: On sandy soil, associated with deciduous trees in dry woodland.
Notes: Rarely reported. Apparently widespread in England (Leicestershire to West Cornwall) and Wales (Cardiganshire) but mainly southern and south western. Reported from Northern Ireland but only a painting exists, in herb. K, of material collected in Armagh in .
Distribution: E: !, W: !, NI: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 28837; Wales: K(M) 102914
Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 254-255
D+I:, in Pegler, D.N., Læssøe, T., & Spooner, B.M, British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns: an account of the Gasteroid Fungi: 1-255 (1995), p. 40-41, pl. Figs 20/21
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (Red Data List, Ing 1992); removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)
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