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Sphaerobolus stellatus
Sphaerobolus stellatus
Cannon Fungus
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 1208 0736 (2008-12-06)

Copyright © 2008 Ron Wolf

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Dec 6, 2008
  • location   Big Basin State Park (Santa Cruz County, California, US)
  • family Geastraceae
  • order Phallales
  • class Basidiomycetes
  • notes   In this view, the peridium on the left still contains its peridiole, the dark object in the bottom of the nest. The one on the right has already fired its spore sac.
  • camera   Canon 20D, 65mm MPE macro, f/16, 1.6 sec.
  • photo category: Fungi - fungi

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FUNGUS
  • common names   Cannon Fungus, Sphere Thrower, Artillery Fungus, Shotgun Fungus (photographer)
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