Scleroderma sp.

Scleroderma at Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

	Scleroderma sp.	9 Jul 2020	Heino1
	Geastrum sp. (genus)	9 Jul 2020	natureguy

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Heino1 wrote:

9 Jul 2020

This is the basal remnant of a Scleroderma, once all the spores have blown away. Initially you have a spore-filled ball, then the skin of the ball splits in several radial lines and the segments fold out to eventually give that star-like look. In a Geastrum you'd have a spore sac sitting on a star-like base.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.273751 -35.254838
Places Wamboin, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
19 May 2020 11:51 AM Recorded on
natureguy Recorded by
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natureguy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scleroderma sp. Fruitbody thick walled, splitting from the top Puffballs & the like Fungi

Species information

Scleroderma sp. Scientific name
Scleroderma Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 954.6m Recorded at altitude