Horse Dung Fungus: A good common name

Class:

Fungi (Fungi) - Basidio (Basidiomycota) - Ball Fungi (Basidiomycetes)

Order:

Ball Fungi (Boletales)

Family:

Earth Ball (Sclerodermataceae)

Species:

Horse Dung Fungus (Pisolithus arhizus)

This Photo:

A good common name

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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