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Unknown Fungus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

About 2 inches tall, or so.

Habitat:

Upper Sonoran Desert scrubland

Notes:

Found this curious-looking fungus in Madera Canyon in the Coronado National Forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

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EduHerNav
EduHerNav 9 years ago
Brain-shaped puffball
Calvatia aff craniiformis


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3 Comments

EduHerNav
EduHerNav 9 years ago

Wow! I love gasteroid fungi! I'd love to see it live!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 9 years ago

Thanks Leuba. That looks like a good place to start.

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Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago


A stalked puffball like perhas like this one:

http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Calvat...

Not sure if this species grows in arid areas.

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KeithRoragen
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KeithRoragen

Arizona, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2014
Submitted on Sep 29, 2014

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