Calvatia cyathiformis

Hughes, ACT

Calvatia cyathiformis at Hughes, ACT - 25 May 2019
Calvatia cyathiformis at Hughes, ACT - 25 May 2019
Calvatia cyathiformis at Hughes, ACT - 25 May 2019
Calvatia cyathiformis at Hughes, ACT - 25 May 2019
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Identification history

Calvatia cyathiformis 25 Jul 2019 Heino1
Calvatia cyathiformis 1 Jun 2019 KenT
Unidentified 28 May 2019 JackyF

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User's notes

Several purplish fruiting bodies about 6-8 cm across. Photo 4 is a dry, upside-down uprooted one. Interspersed with another fungi species (separate sighting).

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KenT wrote:
   1 Jun 2019
It seems that in Species Fungorum and Mycobank databases both Calvatia lilacina and Calvatia cyathiformis are considered legitimate names. I don't know what the supposed differences between these species are.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 25 May 2019 04:04 PM Recorded on
  • JackyF Recorded by

Species information

  • Calvatia cyathiformis Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 916.77m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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