Tulostoma

Stalkball at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Tulostoma	12 Aug 2019	Heino1
	Unidentified	11 Aug 2019	LisaH

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6 comments

Heino1 wrote:

12 Aug 2019

From what I can see, the underside has a small, circular depression. The species of Tulostoma are much like ordinary puffballs, the major difference being that the spore sac sits atop a stem, which may be buried in the soil. In many species (1) the stem fits into a small hollow the base of the spore sac and (2) the spore sac can break easily from the stem and then be blown about.

Pam wrote:

12 Aug 2019

What an exciting find.

LisaH wrote:

13 Aug 2019

Thank you - that's so interesting. I thought they were lizard eggs at first, and found they have a very tough membrane. I didn't turn the one in the first photo around to look at the base. Just goes to show what you can see when you look down, rather that up for those birds!

Pam wrote:

13 Aug 2019

Good to see you understand the value and excitment that comes from looking down!!

ArcherCallaway wrote:

13 Aug 2019

Notwithstanding the excitement of looking up for birds, of course 😄

Pam wrote:

13 Aug 2019

But of course. :-) How rich our lives are becoming..................

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Location information

Sighting information

2 Abundance
11 Aug 2019 05:53 PM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
Collections
Fungi Other puffballs, etc (& the unknowns) Puffballs & the like LisaH

Species information

Tulostoma Scientific name
Stalkball Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
461m to 626m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning