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Earthstars
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Earthstars

Geastrum

Geastrum (orthographical variant Geaster) is a genus of mushroom in the family Geastraceae. Many species are known commonly as earthstars.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Geastrum sect. Trichaster

sectionTrichaster

Geastrum sect. Corollina

sectionCorollina

Geastrum sect. Fimbriata

sectionFimbriata

Geastrum sect. Geastrum

sectionGeastrum

Geastrum sect. Exareolata

sectionExareolata

Geastrum sect. Fornicata

sectionFornicata

Geastrum sect. Myceliostroma

sectionMyceliostroma

Geastrum sect. Schmidelia

sectionSchmidelia

Geastrum sect. Papillata

sectionPapillata

Geastrum sect. Campestria

sectionCampestria

Geastrum sect. Elegantia

sectionElegantia

Geastrum sp. 'saccatum-PNW02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'saccatum-PNW02'

Geastrum sect. Hieronymia

sectionHieronymia

Geastrum sect. Hariotia

sectionHariotia

Geastrum sp. 'MO01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'MO01'

Geastrum sp. 'saccatum-PNW01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'saccatum-PNW01'

Geastrum pseudostriatum

speciesGeastrum pseudostriatum

Geastrum sect. Pseudolimbata

sectionPseudolimbata

Geastrum litchi

speciesGeastrum litchi

Geastrum sp. 'IN02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'IN02'

Geastrum sp. 'IN05'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'IN05'

Geastrum xerophilum

speciesGeastrum xerophilum

Geastrum sp. 'rufescens-IN01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'rufescens-IN01'

Geastrum sp. 'CA05'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA05'

Geastrum sp. 'MI04'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'MI04'

Geastrum sp. 'AL01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'AL01'

Geastrum sp. 'CO01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CO01'

Geastrum sp. 'CA03'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA03'

Geastrum sp. 'PR03'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR03'

Geastrum sp. 'MI02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'MI02'

Geastrum sp. 'rufescens-MI01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'rufescens-MI01'

Geastrum sp. 'IN01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'IN01'

Geastrum sp. 'TN01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'TN01'

Geastrum sp. 'NM02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'NM02'

Geastrum sp. 'CA09'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA09'

Geastrum rubropusillum

speciesGeastrum rubropusillum

Geastrum sp. 'saccatum-IN01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'saccatum-IN01'

Geastrum sp. 'PR17'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR17'

Geastrum sp. 'NM01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'NM01'

Geastrum sp. 'LA02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'LA02'

Geastrum sp. 'IN06'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'IN06'

Geastrum clelandii

speciesGeastrum clelandii

Geastrum pusillipilosum

speciesGeastrum pusillipilosum

Geastrum sp. 'CA04'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA04'

Geastrum sp. 'CA08'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA08'

Geastrum sp. 'PNW04'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PNW04'

Geastrum sp. 'PNW03'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PNW03'

Geastrum sp. 'CA02'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA02'

Geastrum sp. 'CA01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA01'

Geastrum sp. 'CA07'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA07'

Geastrum sp. 'BC01'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'BC01'

Geastrum sp. 'calcicoriaceum'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'calcicoriaceum'

Geastrum sp. 'CA10'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA10'

Geastrum sp. 'CA11'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'CA11'

Geastrum sp. 'PR19'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR19'

Geastrum sp. 'PR20'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR20'

Geastrum sp. 'PR08'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR08'

Geastrum sp. 'PR09'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR09'

Geastrum sp. 'PR05'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR05'

Geastrum sp. 'PR18'

speciesGeastrum sp. 'PR18'

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