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Pyramid Puffball

calvatia sculpta

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Description:

A fungi with pyramid shaped bumps, very strange.

Habitat:

Beside the trail in soft dirt

1 Species ID Suggestions

AlexKonig 12 years ago

pyramid puffball

calvatia sculpta http://www.google.com/search?q=popcorn+mushroom&rls=com.microsoft:nl&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1203&bih=600#um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:nl&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=calvatia+sculpta&oq=calvatia+sculpta&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=61168l68038l20l69190l16l16l0l8l8l0l368l2347l2-4.4l8l0&fp=1&biw=1203&bih=600&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&cad=b

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6 Comments

Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Wow !!! Very nice spotting !!

craigstanton 12 years ago

Nice work Ale, I've updated the spotting with your species ID

AlexKonig 12 years ago

i have a little bit researched: and you dont believe how i find the big clue: "google image ----> POPCORN calvatia (puffballs)"
here some more info:( http://www.google.com/search?q=popcorn+m... ) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvatia_sc... ) ( http://eol.org/pages/6700156/overview ).

craigwilliams 12 years ago

I think I saw some of these in Spain. Must dig out the pictures, although I doubt they're as nice as this one.

craigstanton 12 years ago

Afraid not, I culled them down to just the best of each subject before ProjectNoah existed

AlexKonig 12 years ago

mushroom of popcorn, like it , have you more pictures.

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Spotted by
craigstanton

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Aug 6, 2007
Submitted on Oct 18, 2011

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Mushroom Mapping

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