Geastrum campestre has a wide distribution. It occurs in dry, open grassland, sanddunes and steppe habitats and is favoured by moderate soil disturbance (trampling by cattle, humans) thar creates a patchy vegetation. It is regularly found in the vicinity of farms, on field tracks etc. Some records from urban plantations. Although locally threatened and declining, it seems to have a fairly stable population in a global perspective. Suggested assessment LC.

Widely distributed in the Americas; In Eurasia mainly along the sandy coastlines of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean area and in continental regions of central Europe and south central Russia. Also known from Australia. Recorded in e-DNA samples from Latvia and Georgia.

Wide global distribution; Appr 1000 records in the GBIF database. Although locally declining, the over all status seems to be stable.

EOO: 194 000 000 km2
AOO: 1100 km2

Geastrum campestre grows preferably in warm, dry and exposed, often sandy grassland sites. It occurs in coastal san dunes as well as in inland grassland and steppe localties. It is favoured by moderate soil disturbance from grazing animals, human trampling etc. that create and maintain a low and patchy field layer. Frequently found on roadtracks and yards adjacent to farms. Some few records are from urban plantations, clearly adventitious and dependent of human activities.

Geastrum campestre is potentially threatened by overgrowth of open grassland sites due to habitat decline in some areas, but the vast distribution covering a wide range of suitable habitats may indicate a rather stable population.

Currently redlisted in Sweden (EN; D-crit), Czech Republic (EN), Norway (EN- declining trend).

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