Calvatia cyathiformis

1 Boro

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Identification history

	Calvatia cyathiformis	9 May 2024	Heino1
	Unverified	8 May 2024	Paul4K

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I'm guessing, no gills or other definable structures under a very 'leathery ' cap.

2 comments

Heino1 wrote:

9 May 2024

What you have is the base, all that's left after the spores have been dispersed. Initially there would have been a more-or-less spherical , powdery mass of spores above the base, encased within a fragile ski. That skin broke up and fell away in patches to expose the spores and allow easy wind dispersal. Before the skin started to break up the whole structure would have been about the size of your fist.

Paul4K wrote:

9 May 2024

That explains it, thanks.

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Location information

Maps Boro
Places Borough, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Paul4K Recorded by
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Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like Fungi

Species information

Calvatia cyathiformis Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 916.77m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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Victoria

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