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Spiky brain puffball
Lycoperdon Pyriforme
-37.8905, 145.363
Field Notes
Description:
About 40mm in diameter, spherical, dark and light brown tesselated patterns with an over layer of small spikes.
Habitat:
Growing on a large, wet mossy eucalyptus log in very dense rain forest. National park.
Notes:
Apparently these were used for food by the indigenous people of the area. They are edible if the spores have not started to form. The smell was so strong that I couldn't imagine tasting it.
There are 169 species in Aust. so I am yet to check for species.... stay tuned. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn%3Alsid%3Acatalogueoflife.org%3Ataxon%…
Morganella pyriformis is an older synonym for Lycoperdon pyriforme.
http://sportsmancreek.org/index.php/2010/08/lycoperdon-pyriforme-fungi-…
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PublishedJune 5, 2013
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