Calvatia sp.
a puffball at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Calvatia sp. | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Mar 2015 |
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User's notes
This specimen was about 12 cm across, had no gills, and was quite soft to the touch.
1 comment
6 Mar 2015
A species of Calvatia. A couple of species, at least, are likely to turn up in grasslands or sparsely wooded areas (such as shown in your photos). Eventually the outer skin cracks, breaks and falls off in pieces to expose the powdery spores. At least one of the largish Calvatia species found around Canberra has a dull violet to brownish-purple spore mass. Most of the puffball-like fungi have spores some shade of brown, with no hint of violet or purple.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.969757-35.653743
- Altitude 937.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2015 07:22 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield 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