Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Farrer, ACT

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Identification history

	Calvatia sp.	8 Aug 2016	Heino
	Unverified	8 Aug 2016	Mike

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User's notes

Chocolate spongy centre, edge curled up.

2 comments

Heino wrote:

8 Aug 2016

This is the sterile base, left after all the purplish spores have been blown away and an example of an earlier stage is here: http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/2459154.

Mike wrote:

9 Aug 2016

Should have been there earlier!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.115114 -35.380373
Maps Farrer Ridge
Places Farrer, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Aug 2016 02:02 AM Recorded on
Mike Recorded by
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Mike 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