Taxonomy

Tulostoma sp 1 ined. Text Patrick Leonard

Red List Status -


Description

Fruting body: hemispherical with a flattened base; 6 – 10 mm diameter; pubescent;  cream to brown; with a peristome (round opening) at the apex. Exoperidium (outer surface) breaking away to reveal gleba and spore inside.

Stipe: cylindrical, narrowing towards the apex; 20 - 50 × 1 - 3 mm; pubescent to almost glabrous; reddish to yellowish brown..

Spore print: yellowish brown.

Spores:

Notes: this fungus is recognised by its small hemispherical fruiting body on a tall stalk. More information is needed to assign it to a species..

Patrick Leonard 2019

Geographical distribution