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| synonyms: Géastre nain, Zwerg-Erdstern |
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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Geastrum nanum Pers. Zwerg-Erdstern Géastre nain. Fruit body opening to 2–3cm across, splitting into 5–8 pointed rays covered in a fleshy layer which cracks and flakes off. Spore sac on a short stalk, pallid to greyish, opening by a central pore surmounting a sharply pointed, brown beak-like mouth. Spores dark brown, globose, warted, 3.5–4um in diameter. Habitat in rich soil in deciduous woods. Season autumn. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.
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