Bovista sp.
A puffball at Ulladulla, NSW
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| Bovista sp. | Pam | 15 Feb 2020 | |
| Unverified | Mooldath | 13 Feb 2020 |
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Appeared in last two days.
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16 Feb 2020
These fungi often come up with days of rain, even during summer. They tend to be roundish as opposed to the Lycoperdon puffballs which tend to be pear shaped. They often go a shade of brown as they mature and will also often lose those tiny warts (ornamentation) on their surface. Spores are released by a small central pore (ostiole) on the top of the fungus. They are saprotrophic, that is they break down dead organic matter recycling the nutrients back into the substrate.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.473994-35.356477
- Places Ulladulla, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2020 11:42 AM Recorded on
- Mooldath Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Simple spore sac, with an apical hole [puffballs] Puffballs & the like Mooldath South Coast NatureMapr Bovista sp.
Species information
- Bovista sp. Scientific name
- A puffball Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 668.01m Recorded at altitude