Myriostoma coliformis ([With.] ex Pers.) Corda syn. Geastrum coliformis With. ex Pers. Vielstieliger Erdstern Pepper Pot. Fruit body 2–10cm across, globose, outer wall covered in a brown fleshy layer which soon wears off to show pale buff under-layer, splitting into 5–12 pointed rays which curve back slightly raising the spore sac. Spore sac 1.5–5cm across, silvery-brown and minutely roughened, opening by several pores to resemble a pepper-pot, supported by several slender columns. Spores brown, globose, irregularly warted, 4–6um in diameter. Habitat in sandy soil in fields or wood edges. Season late summer to autumn. Apparently extinct in Britain, the large specimen shown is from a collection made near Hillingdon in Norfolk, UK, Distribution, America and Europe.in 1880. Not edible. Found In Europe.
It is hoped that the publication of an illustration of this interesting fungus will lead to its rediscovery.