Calvatia cyathiformis

Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

Calvatia cyathiformis 23 Mar 2021 Heino1
Calvatia sp. 18 Mar 2021 Heino1
Pisolithus marmoratus 10 Mar 2021 tallpaulf

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Stumbled across this monster while walking the dog. For scale, the shadow is of an iPhone 6. Returned to the spot today (21 March), and found the remains of the bright purple interior.

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Heino1 wrote:
   18 Mar 2021
When I saw the thumbnail I thought Pisolithus, with some of the internal structure showing. But once I opened the sighting it wads obviously a Calvatia. None of the skin has yet broken away to show the spore mass, though it is pretty close to doing so. A good candidate for this would be Calvatia cyathiformis - if the spores are purplish.
tallpaulf wrote:
   21 Mar 2021
Added an “after” photo showing the remains of the purple interior.

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  • Calvatia cyathiformis Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 916.77m Recorded at altitude
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    Calvatia cyathiformis

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