Calvatia sp.
a puffball at Acton, ACT
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| Calvatia sp. | Heino | 22 Dec 2017 |
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These appeared in an exposed, patchy lawn.
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22 Dec 2017
This is one of the purplish-spored species of Calvatia and in the first pair of photos you see specimens in which the outer skin has disintegrated, to leave the purplish spores exposed to dispersal by wind. Moreover, most of the spores have already been dispersed. In the third you see a fate that is common to Calvatias. This specimen was squashed (probably by a ride-on mower) before it had been able to mature. The dirty, whitish skin had still been intact. Most of the Calvatias in this area had been similarly squashed.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.114253-35.275241
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- Heino Recorded by
Collections
- Heino 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