HIPPO EATS DWARF:
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Golfballia ambusta
Kingdom: Fungi
Location found: Worldwide
image The rare mushroom known as Golfballia ambusta prefers to grow in fields of partially mown grass. It can be found throughout the world, but is said to have originated in Scotland. It was first described by R.W.G. Dennis in the Journal of the Kew Guild, who observed it growing in Lancashire and East Africa. He noted that the most remarkable thing about this fungus was the small, hard fruit bodies it grew, which resembled the spheres "employed by the Caledonians in certain tribal rites, practised at all seasons."
Reference: R.W.G. Dennis. A remarkable new genus of phalloid in Lancashire and East Africa, Journ. Kew Guild. 8, 67 (1962): 181-182.
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yumm shroooms
Posted by Mr. Smith of Ft. Walton  in  Panhandle of Florida  on  Mon Oct 23, 2006  at  09:07 PM
fungus amongus
grows wild in green Scottish glens
Tiger twacks them far!
Posted by #1F  in  NNVA  on  Wed Nov 22, 2006  at  06:10 PM
Strange Scottish fungus
Mistaken for a golf ball
Yes!a hole in one!
Posted by J  on  Fri Nov 24, 2006  at  11:52 PM
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