Calvatia sp.
a puffball at Watson, ACT
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| Calvatia sp. | Heino | 28 Jun 2016 | |
| Unverified | waltraud | 27 Jun 2016 |
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User's notes
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.
1 comment
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169428-35.225242
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jun 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
Collections
- 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
- Up to 1185m Recorded at altitude