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Geastrum fimbriatum Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 3(1): 16 (1829) Geastrum rufescens var. minor Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 134 (1801)
Lycoperdon sessile Sowerby, Col. fig. Engl. Fung. Mushr. (London) 3: tab. 401 (1809)
Geastrum tunicatum Vittad., Monogr. Lycoperd.: 18 (1842)
Geastrum sessile (Sowerby) Pouzar, Folia geobot. phytotax. bohemoslov. 6: 95 (1971)
Habitat: On soil (often calcareous) in deciduous woodland, associated with Acer pseudoplatanus, Alnus, Carpinus, Corylus, Crataegus, Fagus, Fraxinus, Populus tremula and Prunus avium or with conifers such as Cedrus, Cupressus, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Sequoia spp. and Taxus. Rarely in coastal scrub, with Hippophaë rhamnoides, on dunes, in hedgerows, gardens and rather frequently with Urtica dioica in woodland nettlebeds.
Notes: Occasional but widespread.
Distribution: E: o, S: o, W: o, NI: !, ROI: o, Other: Channel Islands: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 33675; Scotland: K(M) 162879; Wales: K(M) 81152; Other: Channel Islands: K(M) 81151
Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), as Geastrum sessile, p. 252
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Non gilled fungi, Heterobasidiomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Gasteromycetes 2: 412 pp. (1986), as Geastrum sessile, p. 382, pl. 501
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gasteromycetoid Basidiomycetes, (Ed.: Lise Hansen & Henning Knudsen) 3: 444 pp. (1997), p. 344
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. 94-95, pl. Figs 66/67
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