Pisolithus marmoratus
Horse Dung Fungus at Bruce, ACT
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| Pisolithus marmoratus | Heino | 17 Jul 2017 |
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17 Jul 2017
The cross-section shows the upper, mature and lower, immature zones within a fruit body. In Photo 2 arrow 1 points to very pale, immature ‘grains’ (the peridioles), each clearly distinct from its neighbours and none yet containing mature spores; at 2 spores are well on the way to maturity within each peridiole and at 3 peridiole walls have largely disintegrated and soon all that would be left are the powdery spores that will be exposed to dispersal by wind and water when the outer casing disintegrates. In Photo 3 you see three fruit bodies in situ. Several more were scattered in the surrounding 2 or 3 square metres.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084722-35.245556
- Maps Gossan Hill Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Jul 2017 02:18 PM Recorded on
- Heino Recorded by
Collections
- Heino Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pisolithus marmoratus Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like Fungi
Species information
- Pisolithus marmoratus Scientific name
- Horse Dung Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1055.1m Recorded at altitude