Calvatia cyathiformis
1 Boro
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| Calvatia cyathiformis | Heino1 | 9 May 2024 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 8 May 2024 |
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I'm guessing, no gills or other definable structures under a very 'leathery ' cap.
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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.
Location information
- Maps Boro
- Places Borough, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
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- Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calvatia cyathiformis 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
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Synonyms
Calvatia cyathiformis
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