Fungi
Puffballs & the like
Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores
Sighting 4528386

Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Yaouk, NSW

Calvatia sp. at Yaouk, NSW - suppressed
Calvatia sp. at Yaouk, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Calvatia sp. 20 Nov 2023 Heino1
Unverified 18 Nov 2023 JARS

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2 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   20 Nov 2023
I assume that this was more-or-less spherical and somewhat soft to the touch, rather than a cap atop a stem, in which case (given the appearance and colouring) this would be a species of Calvatia.
JARS wrote:
   21 Nov 2023
It may well have been like that before we found it

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Species information

  • Calvatia sp. Scientific name
  • a puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1185m Recorded at altitude
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