Observation 295391: Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan
When: 2017-10-19
Collection location: Shannon, Georgia, USA [Click for map]
34.3462°N 85.0805°W 210m [Click for map]
Who: Lisa Kimmerling (L_Kimmerling)
No specimen available
Notes:
I am positive this is a “puffball” fungus, but I am still unskilled at identification of this group! Can anyone lend a hand or direct me to a good key?
This was a large specimen found growing in grass in a fielded area in a public park. Surface is cracked brown and cream. Shape is spherical (on top) to tapered (on bottom). Interior is pure white.
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| User’s votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 5.62 | 1 | (L_Kimmerling) | |||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
0.85 | 28.30% | |||||||
| User’s votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote. | |||||||||
| Vote | Score | Weight | Users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’d Call It That | 3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Promising | 2.0 | 5.62 | 1 | (L_Kimmerling) | |||||
| Could Be | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Doubtful | -1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Not Likely | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| As If! | -3.0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||
| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
1.70 | 56.60% | |||||||