Lycoperdon sp.

Puffball at Throsby, ACT

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Identification history

Lycoperdon sp. 25 Jan 2024 Csteele4
zz puffball 25 Jan 2024 Heino1
Unverified 19 Jan 2024 Eirheart

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There was a bunch of these growing in the grass. They were slightly spiky looking and completely white inside.

3 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   25 Jan 2024
Presumably a species of either Bovista or Lycoperdon, still very immature.
Csteele4 wrote:
   25 Jan 2024
@Heino1 my vote is Lycoperdon, personally.
Heino1 wrote:
   25 Jan 2024
I won't argue if you confirm it as such :)

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  • Lycoperdon sp. Scientific name
  • Puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1544.96m Recorded at altitude

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