Calvatia cyathiformis

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Identification history

	Calvatia cyathiformis	9 May 2024	Heino1
	Unidentified	8 May 2024	Paul4K

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I'm guessing, no gills or other definable structures under a very 'leathery ' cap.

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Heino1 wrote:

9 May 2024

What you have is the base, all that's left after the spores have been dispersed. Initially there would have been a more-or-less spherical , powdery mass of spores above the base, encased within a fragile ski. That skin broke up and fell away in patches to expose the spores and allow easy wind dispersal. Before the skin started to break up the whole structure would have been about the size of your fist.

Paul4K wrote:

9 May 2024

That explains it, thanks.

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1 Abundance
7 May 2024 03:03 PM Recorded on
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Calvatia cyathiformis Scientific name
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Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-Invasive
Up to 916.77m Recorded at altitude
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