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Prettymouth - Puffball

Calostoma fuscum

Photo by CharliePrice
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The stalk, composed of tough, gelatinous, interwoven strands of,brown or black. 12cm stalk topped with a round head covered with a warty semi-circular cap, or lid, which falls off as the fungus matures.

Habitat:

Found in leaf litter on the edge of walking track

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Comments (1)
Leuba Ridgway
Great spotting ! another one we hope to see sometime..

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Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedAugust 18, 2014

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