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Cramp Balls

Daldinia grandis

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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17 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 0, February 1, March 4, April 8, May 3, June 3, July 3, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 6, December 2.
United States35
Australia33
Victoria29
California19
Washington7
Oregon4
Nevada2
Tasmania2
Wyoming1
Vermont1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyHypoxylaceae
GenusDaldinia

Sources

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Practise Cramp Balls with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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