Sighting 4730158
Sphaerobolus stellatus
1 Cannon-ball Fungus at suppressed
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| Sphaerobolus stellatus | Heinol | 17 Jun 2026 | |
| Sphaerobolus stellatus | debhart | 16 Jun 2026 |
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User's notes
Is this a type of Cannon-ball fungus?
1 comment
17 Jun 2026
Nice group of photos, which show the various stages - just bulging and soon to break open from the wood; breaking open; with the red 'egg' awaiting ejection; egg already ejected and the white catapulting membrane now curved upwards.
Location information
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- debhart Recorded by
Collections
- debhart NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sphaerobolus stellatus Cup with one or more 'eggs' inside [birds nest fungi and cannonball fungus] Disk-like to cup-like Fungi
Species information
- Sphaerobolus stellatus Scientific name
- Cannon-ball Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Unknown
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes