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Calvatia Fr. 1849

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Calvatia Fr. 1849
Calvatia Fr. 1849

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Present
New Zealand
Political Region

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Fr.
Fr.
1849
442
conserved
ICN
Calvatia Fr. 1849
genus
Calvatia

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Calvatia

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Calvatia Fr. 1849

Large (usually more than 5 cm across) terrestrial puffballs found in forest and open grassy areas. The spores are released following irregular breakdown of the outer wall, rather than through a distinct pore.

There are 4 species known from New Zealand, all probably introduced.

Puffballs, including the huge C. gigantea, up to the size of a football. The inside of the fruiting body is firm and white before the dry, brown spores are produced. Typically with a sterile, stalk-like base, opening by irregular plitting of the wall. Lycoperdon and Morganella, also with stalk-like bases, open through a more regular pore. Includes both exotic species in farms and cities, as well as indigenous species in the bush.

Four species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

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Calvatia Fr. 1849
Calvatia Fr. (1849)
Calvatia Fr. 1849
Calvatia Fr. (1849)
Calvatia Fr. 1849
Calvatia Fr. 1849
Lanopila Fr. 1848
Calvatia Fr. 1849

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Calvatia Fr. 1849
Australia
Calvatia Fr. 1849
Japan
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Auckland
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Bay of Plenty
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Coromandel
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Dunedin
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Marlborough
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Nelson
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Northland
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Taranaki
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Waikato
Calvatia Fr. 1849
New Zealand
Wellington

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taxonomic status
formerly Lycoperdaceae

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1cb18041-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c
scientific name
Names_Fungi
1 January 2001
10 February 2021
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