Calvatia sp.
a puffball at Farrer, ACT
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| Calvatia sp. | Heino | 8 Aug 2016 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 8 Aug 2016 |
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User's notes
Chocolate spongy centre, edge curled up.
2 comments
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.
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
Collections
- 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