Beaked Earthstar vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geastraceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Geastrum	Aegilops
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium