Answer: earthstars

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earthstarsany of various bromeliads of the genus Cryptanthus, native to Brazil, having rosettes of stiff, prickly leaves
earthstarsEARTHSTAR, a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form
earthstarsfungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star