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Tiny Earthstar

Geastrum minimum

69Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep4
Oct51
Nov8
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England41
2Cambridgeshire England22
3Cumbria England1
65 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
69
Peak month
October
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Geastrum minimum
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
55
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Geastrales
Family
Geastraceae
Genus
Geastrum
Name with authority
Geastrum minimum Schwein.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5529524 · GBIF 2554328