Pisolithus microcarpus

A puffball at Gungahlin, ACT

Pisolithus microcarpus at Gungahlin, ACT - 21 Sep 2014
Pisolithus microcarpus at Gungahlin, ACT - 21 Sep 2014
Pisolithus microcarpus at Gungahlin, ACT - 21 Sep 2014
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Identification history

Pisolithus microcarpus 23 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Pisolithus microcarpus 23 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Pisolithus microcarpus 22 Oct 2014 Heino
Unidentified 21 Sep 2014 AaronClausen

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2 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   22 Sep 2014
One for you Heino!
Heino wrote:
   22 Oct 2014
No doubt about this being a species of Pisolithus and, given that this one has a pronounced stem, microcarpus is a plausible species. The species of Pisolithus are mycorrhizal fungi.

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Location information

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Species information

  • Pisolithus microcarpus Scientific name
  • A puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 834.02m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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