Bovista sp.

A puffball at Ulladulla, NSW

Bovista sp. at Ulladulla, NSW - 13 Feb 2020
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Identification history

Bovista sp. 15 Feb 2020 Pam
Unidentified 13 Feb 2020 Mooldath

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Pam wrote:
   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.

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 13 Feb 2020 11:42 AM Recorded on
  • Mooldath Recorded by

Species information

  • Bovista sp. Scientific name
  • A puffball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 668.01m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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