Daisy Earthstar
Geastrum floriforme · Family Geastraceae · Updated October 2026
113US records
23states
Augbusiest month
113 US records since 1887 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 27, 2025 (about 11 months ago) on Bureau of Land Management land, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Dakota, California and Colorado, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Mar. (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: Aug, Oct, Mar.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- LaMoure County, ND (22) · latest 1913-10
- Lancaster County, NE (7) · latest 1889-06
- Denton County, TX (6) · latest Oct 10, 1907
- San Diego County, CA (4) · latest Mar 14, 1920
- Highlands County, FL (3) · latest Mar 27, 1937
- Franklin County, MA (3) · latest Aug 27, 1965
- Humboldt County, CA (3) · latest Nov 27, 2025
- Boulder County, CO (3) · latest Aug 12, 1998
- Riverside County, CA (3) · latest Feb 6, 1929
- Fresno County, CA (2) · latest Apr 1, 2024
More on this species from GBIF.
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