Tulostoma
Stalkball at Deakin, ACT
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6 comments
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.
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!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102256-35.324937
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
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 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tulostoma