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Pear Shaped Puffballs At North Tract This is a picture of Pear Shaped Puffballs on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Apioperdon,Apioperdon pyriforme,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Pear Shaped Puffballs At North Tract

This is a picture of Pear Shaped Puffballs on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.

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"Apioperdon pyriforme", commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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By Matthew Beziat

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Uploaded Dec 30, 2020. Captured Oct 31, 2019 11:22 in Forest Trail, Laurel, MD 20724, USA.
  • SM-G965U
  • f/1.5
  • 1/50s
  • ISO125
  • 4.3mm