Pisolithus microcarpus

A puffball at Gungahlin, ACT

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Identification history

Pisolithus microcarpus	23 Oct 2014	MichaelMulvaney
Pisolithus microcarpus	23 Oct 2014	MichaelMulvaney
Pisolithus microcarpus	22 Oct 2014	Heino
Unverified	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

Coordinates 149.112030 -35.210779
Altitude 630.8m
Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
Places Gungahlin, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Sep 2014 12:25 PM Recorded on
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AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like Fungi

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
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