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24-10-2006, 09:00 PM
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| | | Puffball, but which one?
Found this in woodland in an area with about a dozen of them, about 6-8 inches across, quite a yellow/brown colour - possibly just a common earthball but seemed a bit big - any ideas?  |
25-10-2006, 08:37 AM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
The dimensions if available might help to ID.
Gerry |
25-10-2006, 10:56 AM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
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Originally Posted by GerryNick2 The dimensions if available might help to ID.
Gerry | About 6-8 inches across & about 4 inches high, "purse" shaped rather than round.
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25-10-2006, 11:47 AM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
Scleroderma citrinum that has lost it's guts.
Caj |
25-10-2006, 12:21 PM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
These days anything is possible but with dimensions of 15-20cm in diameter and 10cm tall I would say it was too big for Scleroderma citrinum and think more in terms of Lycoperdon giganteum or Calvatia gigantea as it is now known.
Gerry |
25-10-2006, 01:24 PM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
Phillips states that cap of S.citrinum is 2 - 10cm across, so I'd agree with GerryNick2, that your specimen is substantially larger than that + Calvatia gigantea is more likely. |
25-10-2006, 07:13 PM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
Many thanks for the suggestions - I'm still puzzled by this one as the texture of the skin just doesn't seem like the giant puffball (even when old), but it does seem too big for common earthball -looking through my books again I'm wondering whether it could be Pestle Puffball - Calvatia excipulformis? |
25-10-2006, 07:43 PM
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| | | Re: Puffball, but which one?
Don't think it is Calvatia excipulformis can't see any signs of a pedestal. At the end of the day it may just be an oversized Scleroderma citrinum, 6 inches is big but 8 inches is enormous. Found hundreds of them this afternoon in all shapes and sizes the largest was only just over 3 inches (8cm).
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