Stump Puffballs

The remnants of stump puffballs that have long grown and released their spores into the air. Captured in northern Wisconsin.

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Ferdy Christant

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Thanks for accepting the challenge, Travis!
Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. travismorhardt
  
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  Thank you for including a challenge forum. I think it's a great way to challenge the community and to get us out there with a purpose. Posted 11 years ago

The Pear-shaped Puffball

''Lycoperdon 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. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by travismorhardt