Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT

Tulostoma

Stalkball at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Tulostoma	25 Mar 2021	Heino1
	Unidentified	23 Mar 2021	trevorpreston

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Very small little puffballs, about 6mm across, and smaller.

3 comments

Heino1 wrote:

25 Mar 2021

Probably a species of Tulostoma - probably less likely a Disciseda. The former has a stem, alas usually buried in the soil, though sometimes you see loose specimens with at part of the stem still attached - or a basal hole into which the stem fitted. Check the Tulostoma sightings to make things clearer. Did you notice either stem or hole?

trevorpreston wrote:

25 Mar 2021

I didn't notice stem or basal hole, Didn't think to even check for anything like that, but now I'm aware I will check in future.

Heino1 wrote:

25 Mar 2021

When you do, use a knife point or a solid twig to carefully lever the fungus out of the soil. In some the head can break off easily - and then be blown around like a tumbleweed. For now, I'll go with Tulostoma.

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