Calvatia sp.

a puffball at Sherwood Forest

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Identification history

	Calvatia sp.	1 May 2024	Heino1
	Unverified	26 Apr 2024	Kurt

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2 comments

Csteele4 wrote:

26 Apr 2024

Unfortunately, nearly impossible to tell what this is, from these photographs. The shape and cracked pileus may suggest a Calvatia, but without pulling it up and slicing it (to see if it is a puffball or has gills/pores) I can't be sure.

Heino1 wrote:

1 May 2024

I agree with Christina's suggestion of Calvatia. The surface from the top down to the 'stem' seems too solid and uniform to fit an agaric with a universal veil.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Apr 2024 01:34 PM Recorded on
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Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calvatia sp. Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like Fungi

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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