Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Farrer, ACT

Calvatia sp. at Farrer, ACT - 8 Aug 2016 02:02 AM
Calvatia sp. at Farrer, ACT - 8 Aug 2016 02:02 AM
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Identification history

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

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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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Species information

  • Calvatia sp. Scientific name
  • a puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1185m Recorded at altitude
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