Geastrum rufescens Pers. syn. G. vulgatum Vitt. Rotbrauner Erdstern Géastre rougâtre. Fruit body opening to 5–8cm across, subterranean until splitting into 7–9 pointed rays which curve back and are covered in a pale vinaceous fleshy layer, drying more ochraceous brown. Spore sac 1.5–4cm across, on a short indistinct stalk, pallid to brownish, opening by a central, slightly elevated, fringed pore. Spores dark brown, globose, warted, 3–4.5um in diameter. Habitat in deciduous and coniferous woods. Season summer to late autumn. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.