Crowned Earthstar
Geastrum coronatum · Family Geastraceae · Updated October 2026
113US records
27states
Octbusiest month
113 US records since 1887 (2 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jan 28, 2024 (about 3 years ago) in La Barranca Park, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Carolina, Florida and Michigan, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Apr. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Nov, Apr.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (12) · latest Nov 2, 1937
- Alachua County, FL (5) · latest Feb 3, 1944
- Washtenaw County, MI (5) · latest Oct 7, 1955
- Emmet County, MI (5) · latest Sep 11, 1969
- San Francisco County, CA (4) · latest Oct 20, 1963
- Franklin County, MA (4) · latest Aug 26, 1984
- Knox County, TN (4) · latest 1977
- Highlands County, FL (3) · latest Mar 27, 1937
- Gilchrist County, FL (3) · latest Jan 13, 1939
- Onondaga County, NY (3) · latest 1890-10
More on this species from GBIF.
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