Scleroderma sp.
Scleroderma at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Scleroderma sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Sep 2014 | |
| Scleroderma sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Sep 2014 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 16 Aug 2014 |
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Absolute monster sized Earth Star puff ball things!
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5 Sep 2014
This is an old Scleroderma, species uncertain. Initially the fungus developed as a thick skin holding a mass of purplish-brown spores. The thick skin splits radially and the sectors then fold out to expose the powdery spore mass for dispersal by wind.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089386-35.268733
- Altitude 604.3m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Aug 2014 01:59 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
Collections
- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scleroderma sp. Fruitbody thick walled, splitting from the top Puffballs & the like Fungi
Species information
- Scleroderma sp. Scientific name
- Scleroderma Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1340.61m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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