Geastrum
Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 85. 1794.
Type species of the genus Geastrum:
- Geastrum pectinatum Persoon
Keys and descriptions of the genus Geastrum:
- Pacific Northwest Key Council: Trial field key to the LYCOPERDACEAE & GEASTRACEAE in the Pacific Northwest
- Calonge, Francisco D. (1998). Flora Mycologica Iberica. Vol. 3. Gasteromycetes, I. Lycoperdales, Nidulariales, Phallales, Sclerodermatales, Tulostomatales. J. Cramer: Berlin, Germany. 271 p.
- Pegler, D. N., Læssøe, T. & Spooner, B. M. (1995). British Puffballs, Earthstars, and Stinkhorns. Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew, England. 255 p.
- Sunhede, Stellan (1989). Geastraceae (Basidiomycota)—Morphology, Ecology, and Systematics with Special Emphasis on Northern European Species. Fungiflora: Oslo, Norway. 535 p.
GenusHere species known to occur in California:
- Geastrum coronatum
- Geastrum fimbriatum
- Geastrum floriforme
- Geastrum fornicatum
- Geastrum quadrifidum
- Geastrum recolligens
- Geastrum rufescens
- Geastrum saccatum
- Geastrum triplex