In litter of open woodlands and in eucalyptus mulch. Bright red arms arise from a white to pink hollow stem which bursts from an egg. An olive-green slimy spore mass coats the surface of the arms and smells like rotting meat. Flies, attracted to this, distribu...

In sandy soils of Australian deserts. This is a small, rare, stalked puffball whose distinctive feature is the irregular splitting of the sandy-coloured spore sac. This sac peels back like petals on a flower to expose the brown spore mass. Most of the stem rem...

On the ground. A common and persistent fungus in arid and semi-arid areas. This club-shaped puffball consists of a papery, elongated cap on a rigid, woody stem. The cap is white with shaggy scales, often with patches of brown and black. At maturity it splits a...

On the ground, amongst litter and bryophytes in Myrtle Beech forests. Only the brown head of this species appears above the litter. The head containing the spore sac appears pale brown and ‘blistered’ after the outer layer flakes off, and there is ...

On the ground in wet forests. The tall stem of this brown stalked puffball is made of roughly gelatinous interwoven strands and supports a multiple-layered head enclosing a spore sac. The head is covered with a warty, brown, semi-circular ‘cap’, wh...