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Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum White puffball with a prominent stem/stalk and a rounded top. They are covered with spines when young. At maturity, they develop a central perforation through which spores are released by rain and wind. The interior is completely white and homogenous.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111522/gem-studded_puffball_-_lycoperdon_perlatum.html" title="Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/111522_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2B3IPyYmWHsbeCRxx4ySzB8zGFfY%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum White puffball with a prominent stem/stalk and a rounded top. They are covered with spines when young. At maturity, they develop a central perforation through which spores are released by rain and wind. The interior is completely white and homogenous.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111520/gem-studded_puffball_-_lycoperdon_perlatum.html Common puffball,Geotagged,Lycoperdon perlatum,Summer,United States,puffball" /></a></figure> Common puffball,Geotagged,Lycoperdon,Lycoperdon perlatum,Summer,United States,puffball Click/tap to enlarge

Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum

White puffball with a prominent stem/stalk and a rounded top. They are covered with spines when young. At maturity, they develop a central perforation through which spores are released by rain and wind. The interior is completely white and homogenous.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest

Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum White puffball with a prominent stem/stalk and a rounded top. They are covered with spines when young. At maturity, they develop a central perforation through which spores are released by rain and wind. The interior is completely white and homogenous.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111520/gem-studded_puffball_-_lycoperdon_perlatum.html Common puffball,Geotagged,Lycoperdon perlatum,Summer,United States,puffball

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The Common puffball

"Lycoperdon perlatum", popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 28, 2021. Captured Sep 4, 2020 10:32 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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