TEST
Fungi
Puffballs & the like
Other puffballs, etc (& the unknowns)
Sighting 4376812

Tulostoma

Stalkball at O'Connor, ACT

Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Tulostoma at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Mar 2021 10:53 AM
Request use of media

Identification history

Tulostoma 25 Mar 2021 Heino1
Unverified 23 Mar 2021 trevorpreston

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Very small little puffballs, about 6mm across, and smaller.

3 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   25 Mar 2021
Probably a species of Tulostoma - probably less likely a Disciseda. The former has a stem, alas usually buried in the soil, though sometimes you see loose specimens with at part of the stem still attached - or a basal hole into which the stem fitted. Check the Tulostoma sightings to make things clearer. Did you notice either stem or hole?
trevorpreston wrote:
   25 Mar 2021
I didn't notice stem or basal hole, Didn't think to even check for anything like that, but now I'm aware I will check in future.
Heino1 wrote:
   25 Mar 2021
When you do, use a knife point or a solid twig to carefully lever the fungus out of the soil. In some the head can break off easily - and then be blown around like a tumbleweed. For now, I'll go with Tulostoma.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Tulostoma Scientific name
  • Stalkball Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 626m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
827,657 sightings of 22,686 species from 14,283 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made