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Hongo Scleroderma

Scleroderma sp.

Description:

Scleroderma.

Notes:

They look like some kind of puffball; but these are solid, and crack open as they age (as seen in the second image). There where some actual puff-balls not far.

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3 Comments

FrancisQuintana
FrancisQuintana 11 years ago

Great find!

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 11 years ago

Thanks LightWorker! certainly Scleroderma, but would have needed to cut it open to find more details.
Updated the info.

lightworkerpeace
lightworkerpeace 11 years ago

Maybe a Scleroderma species. I'd compare here:

http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/obs...

Lago Ranco, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

Spotted on Feb 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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