Scleroderma flavidum f. macrosporum
G. Cunn. 1931
Description:
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrosporaThese are hard lumps containing a solid mass of purplish spores. At maturity, the purple spore powder is released by the skin flaking from the top, forming a ragged crater with lobes that curl outwards.
Common name: Earthball
Found: Under leptospermum
Substrate: Partly buried in ground
Spore: Brown
Height: 40 mm
Width: 40 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No, bitter tasting
Macro images:
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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PPD 81212    Scale= 7.2 mm.
 
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 7.2 mm.
 
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
Scleroderma& flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 5 mm.
After spore dispersal these can be mistaken as earth stars.
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Scleroderma flavidum f. macrospora
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
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