Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales Family: Geastraceae
Species: Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode
Synonyms: Carpobolus stellatus
Lycoperdon carpobolus
Nidularia dentata
Sphaerobolus carpobolus
Sphaerobolus dentatus
Sphaerobolus tubulosus
Common Name: Shooting Star


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Sphaerobolus stellatusPhotographer: © Kieran Connolly
Photographer: © Kieran Connolly

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Built-up areas (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (1)
Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)