Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Theodore, ACT

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Calvatia sp. MichaelMulvaney 7 Sep 2015
Unverified MichaelBedingfield 6 Sep 2015

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2 comments

   7 Sep 2015
This to me looks like the remains of the fungus Calvatia lilacina which seems to have a world wide distribution
   8 Sep 2015
...or the remains of Calvatia cyathiformis, another purple-brown spored species.

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  • Calvatia sp. Scientific name
  • a puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1185m Recorded at altitude
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