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Desert Mushroom Very cool looking mushroom that grows in the Arizona Desert. Use - In Australia, it was used by many desert tribes to darken the white hair in old men's whiskers and for body painting. Podaxis pistillaris Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Desert Mushroom

Very cool looking mushroom that grows in the Arizona Desert. Use - In Australia, it was used by many desert tribes to darken the white hair in old men's whiskers and for body painting.

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The Desert Shaggymane

"Podaxis pistillaris" is a very distinctive relative of the puffballs. It grows to 15 cm high and has a hard, woody stem. The large cap, which protects the blackish spore-bearing tissue, splits, and usually falls away at maturity, allowing the spores to be dispersed by wind.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2015.
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