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Pear-shaped Puffball - Lycoperdon pyriforme This puffball had a hole chewed in the side of it. I couldn&#039;t see if anyone was living inside.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on mossy, rotting wood Apioperdon,Apioperdon pyriforme,Geotagged,Lycoperdon,Pear-shaped Puffball,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom,puffball,signs Click/tap to enlarge

Pear-shaped Puffball - Lycoperdon pyriforme

This puffball had a hole chewed in the side of it. I couldn't see if anyone was living inside.

Habitat: Growing on mossy, rotting wood

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The Pear-shaped Puffball

"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.

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

Attribution Non-Commercial
Uploaded Aug 5, 2023. Captured Apr 9, 2022 11:13 in 9 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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