Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Franklin Grassland (FRA_5)

Calvatia sp. at Franklin Grassland (FRA_5) - 16 Apr 2024 10:49 AM
Calvatia sp. at Franklin Grassland (FRA_5) - 16 Apr 2024 10:49 AM
Calvatia sp. at Franklin Grassland (FRA_5) - 16 Apr 2024 10:49 AM
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Identification history

Calvatia sp. 23 Apr 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Calvatia sp. 20 Apr 2024 Csteele4
Unidentified 16 Apr 2024 trevorpreston

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User's notes

Small puffballs in grass about 10mm

4 comments

Teresa wrote:
   16 Apr 2024
Possibly a Scleroderma sp.
Any chance you noted a stem or a fine thread connection type root? or any spore colour?
trevorpreston wrote:
   16 Apr 2024
No sorry, I didn't check for any of those things.
Teresa wrote:
   18 Apr 2024
OK, maybe next time
Teresa wrote:
   20 Apr 2024
not unlike some Bovista sp, either

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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
  • Machine learning

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