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Tulostoma
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Small puffballs with the globose spore case raised on a discrete, narrow stalk.
There are 5 species reported for New Zealand, usually found on sand dunes.
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Tulostoma simulans
Found on coastal sand dunes, has a distinct stalk which elevates the spore case above the drifting sand allowing the spores to be dispersed through the small apical pore.
Showing distinct stalk and small apical pore.