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Onion Earthball
Scleroderma cepa
-37.8834, 145.357
Field Notes
Description:
The solitary puff ball was about 55 mm across with an outer skin that was split into recurved lobes exposing a dark brown mass of spores. In the inset is a stalked young fruiting body with a cracked outer skin indicating its maturity.
Habitat:
Spotted on damp ground under eucalyptus trees. There were a few others well separated from each other.
Notes:
Occurrence record: <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/3d502249-0dcf-45df-94ac-ae27966b23b0 <br>
Family: Sclerodermataceae <br>
Order: Boletales
Reference Links:
Australian Fungi - A Blog: #39 Scleroderma cepa
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 15, 2016
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