Adrian Davies / Striated earthstar fungus (Geastrum striatum) growing under Yew tree in churchyard, Surrey, UK

Adrian Davies / Earthstar fungus (Geastrum sp) in primary rain forest, Sabah, Borneo

Paul Harcourt Davies / Collared earthstar fungus (Geastrum triplex) in oak woodland, near Sorano, Tuscany, Italy, October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Collared earthstar fungus (Geastrum triplex) on oak leaf litter, near Sorano, Tuscany, Italy, October.

Adrian Davies / Collared Earthstar Fungus (Geastrum triplex) Surrey, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / Collared Earthstar Fungus (Geastrum triplex) Surrey, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / Collared Earthstar Fungus (Geastrum triplex) Surrey, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / Collared Earthstar Fungus (Geastrum triplex) Surrey, England, UK, November.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Earth Star fungus (Geastrum sessile) near Castel Giorgio, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Adrian Davies / Sessile Earthstar Fungus (Geastrum fimbriatum) growing under Larch trees, Surrey, November

Adrian Davies / Collared Earthstar fungus (Geastrum triplex) Surrey, England, November

Will Watson / Earthstar (Geastrum) fungus Lalo Loor reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador.