Fungi
Disk-like to cup-like
Cup with one or more 'eggs' inside [birds nest fungi and cannonball fungus]
Sighting 4571154

Sphaerobolus stellatus

2 Cannon-ball Fungus at suppressed

Sphaerobolus stellatus at suppressed - suppressed
Sphaerobolus stellatus at suppressed - suppressed
Sphaerobolus stellatus at suppressed - suppressed
Sphaerobolus stellatus at suppressed - suppressed
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Sphaerobolus stellatus 14 May 2024 Heino1

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Herbarium collection HL6771 at CANB

2 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   14 May 2024
In the lower half of this photo you see two mature fruitbodies still with their red-brown peridioles in their fluid baths, and so each is still sitting on the cup’s inner membrane. The red arrow points to a fruitbody where the inner membrane has reversed orientation (thereby changing from cup-like to blister-like) and, in that process has forcibly ejected its peridiole. You can also see other fruitbodies where the peridioles have been ejected and in some cases the inner membrane has become detached from the fruitbody. The white arrows point to two paler lumps in the wood, namely two fruitbodies that are close to breaking though the surface of the wood.
Pam wrote:
   14 May 2024
Useful lovely sharp image and notes

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