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Stalked puffballs
1 species
Secotioid fungi of arid regions that resemble an unopened shaggy mane on a woody stem, with a gleba that becomes dark powdery spores. Some species are associated with termite mounds. A 2023 revision recognizes at least 16 species.
Fruitbody: elongated scaly head on a tough stem; no free gills. Gleba: contorted plates becoming dark brown to black powder. Spores: thick-walled with a large apical pore.
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