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Bovista

A puffball at Coree, ACT

Bovista at Coree, ACT - 28 Aug 2016
Bovista at Coree, ACT - 28 Aug 2016
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Identification history

Bovista 21 Oct 2016 Heino
Bovista 21 Oct 2016 Heino
Unidentified 9 Oct 2016 ArcherCallaway

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Heino wrote:
   21 Oct 2016
Bovista is highly plausible but the photos (though excellent) don't provide irrefutable proof that my guess is correct.

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Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Coree, ACT - 3 Feb 2023 by VanceLawrence
Clavulina sp. (A coral fungus) at Coree, ACT - 29 May 2020 by SandraH
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Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus (Spider ant) at Coree, ACT - 16 Apr 2020 by Christine
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Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Coree, ACT - 27 Feb 2018 by MichaelMulvaney
Hepialidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Swift or Ghost Moth) at Coree, ACT - 28 Aug 2016 by ArcherCallaway
Blechnum minus (Soft Water Fern) at Coree, ACT - 28 Aug 2016 by RyuCallaway
Stereum sp. at Coree, ACT - 28 Aug 2016 by RyuCallaway

Location information

Species information

  • Bovista Scientific name
  • A puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 28 Aug 2016 01:59 PM Recorded on
  • ArcherCallaway Recorded by
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