Carbon Ball Fungus (stalked fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (2/27/2011).

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/21/2020).

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Carbon Ball Fungus (cluster of old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2009).

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Carbon Ball Fungus (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/9/2009).

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/9/2013).

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Carbon Ball Fungus (split fruiting bodies showing concentric rings) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/9/2009).

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Carbon Ball Fungus growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/14/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (3/1/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (3/1/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Carbon Ball Fungus (young) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2018).

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). Determined by Bob Solem.

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/20/2021). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 508991 - Psn: 105)

Carbon Ball Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/20/2021). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/20/2021). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Spores of Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). Crescent-shaped, smooth, black; measured 12.0-13.2 X 6.1-6.7 microns.

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Carbon Ball Fungus in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Status

Found solitary or (more often) in clusters on decaying hardwoods.

Description

Fruiting body: Reddish-brown, brown, black (in age); may be shiny; often a dimpled surface; spherical or irregular; mostly stalkless, but occasionally with a short stalk; vertically cut fruiting body reveals concentric rings. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Carbon Ball Fungus (stalked fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (2/27/2011). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/21/2020). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Carbon Ball Fungus (cluster of old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2009). View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.

Carbon Ball Fungus (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/9/2009). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/9/2013). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Carbon Ball Fungus (split fruiting bodies showing concentric rings) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/9/2009). View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.

Carbon Ball Fungus growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/14/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Anne Looker.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (3/1/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Carbon Ball Fungus (young) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). Determined by Bob Solem. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/20/2021). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist.

Spores of Carbon Ball Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). Crescent-shaped, smooth, black; measured 12.0-13.2 X 6.1-6.7 microns. View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.

Carbon Ball Fungus in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

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Carbon Ball Fungus

Daldinia childiae group

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