Horse Dung Fungus at Narrangullen, NSW
Identification history
| Pisolithus marmoratus | 28 Aug 2020 | Heino1 | ||
| Pisolithus marmoratus | 28 Aug 2020 | Heino1 | ||
| Pisolithus sp. | 25 Aug 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Geastrum sp. | 25 Aug 2020 | AndyRussell |
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1 comment
Heino1
wrote:
28 Aug 2020
In Geastrum there is a spore sac (with an opening at the apex), that sits on a star-like base. Over time the spore sac may become quite eroded or even largely disappear (in very old specimens). The star-like base is tougher, so sometimes you see that base with scanty remnants of the spore sac.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.762903-35.011033
- Places Narrangullen, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2017 01:25 PM Recorded on
- AndyRussell Recorded by
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Fungi Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores Puffballs & the like AndyRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Pisolithus marmoratus Scientific name
- Horse Dung Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1055.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
