Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Calvatia sp.	28 Jun 2016	Heino
	Unverified	27 Jun 2016	waltraud

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I register this photo on behalf of J. Marsh, her comment: Here is the fungus with standard sized roo poo for scale. The white inner bit feels exactly like fresh marshmallow. It was about 4 or 5 meters away from the corner of the fence near where we were weeding Patterson’s curse.

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Heino wrote:

28 Jun 2016

This is the spongy, spore-free base and all that remains once the powdery spores have been dispersed by wind. Earlier stages of this type of fungus can be seen at http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/2458956 and http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/2459154.

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Location information

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jun 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
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waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calvatia sp. Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like Fungi

Species information

Calvatia sp. Scientific name
a puffball Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible