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Stalked Puffballs
| Is it club-shaped; stalk not separated from spore sac;
gleba composed of numerous chambers?
Yes |
Does it have a spherical to oval sac on a cylindrical
stalk; gleba homogeneous throughout?
Yes |
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You have a Pusolithus
tintorius |
| Is the stalk covered with a thick chambered gelatinous
layer?
Yes |
Is the stalk tough, fleshy to woody but never
gelatinous?
Yes |
| Is the spore sac red, covered at first with a thick
gelatinous transparent layer?
Yes |
Is the spore sac yellow, not covered with a
gelatinous layer? ...........
.........................
Yes |
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You have a Calostoma
cinnabarina |
| Is the stalk long; spore sac with a very thin
gelatinous layer?
Yes |
Is the stalk short; spore sac naked? ...........................
Yes |
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You have a Calostoma
lutescens |
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You have a Calostoma
reavenelii |
| Is the stalk short, tough, fleshy to woody?
Yes |
Is the stalk 8" or more,
woody; grows in desert regions?
Yes |
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You have a Tulostoma simulans |
| Is the stalk 8" - 16" long, 1" - 2"
wide; volva several layers?
Yes |
Is the stalk 8" - 16" long, .25" -
.6" wide; volva simple?
Yes |
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You have a Battarrea
phalloides |
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You have a Battarrea
Laciniata |
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