Synonymy:
Geastrum rufescens var. minor Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 134 (1801)

Lycoperdon sessile Sowerby, Col. fig. Engl. Fung. Mushr., Suppl. (London)(no. 28 [no. 1 of suppl.]): [87] (1809)
Geastrum sessile Pouzar, Folia geobot. phytotax. 6: 95 (1971)

Geastrum tunicatum Vittad. [as 'Geaster tunicatus'], Monogr. Lycoperd. (Torino): 162 (18 of prepr.) (1842)

Geastrum fimbriatum f. pallidum A.H. Sm., Puffballs and their Allies in Michigan: 94 (1951)

Geastrum fimbriatum var. melanocyclum Dörfelt, Kiet & A. Berg bis, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni veg. 115(1-2): 172 (2004)

Geastrum fimbriatum var. pseudohieronimii Calonge & M. Mata, in Calonge, Mata & Carranza, An. Jard. bot. Madr. 62(1): 34 (2005)

Position in classification:
Geastrum, Geastraceae, Geastrales, Phallomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

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