Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Yaouk, NSW

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

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2 comments

   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.
   21 Nov 2023
It may well have been like that before we found it

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  • 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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