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Gem-studded Puffball This type of puffball is shaped like an inverted pear with a prominent stem/stalk and a round top. They are covered with brown 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. Common puffball,Gem-studded Puffball,Geotagged,Lycoperdon perlatum,Summer,United States,puffball Click/tap to enlarge

Gem-studded Puffball

This type of puffball is shaped like an inverted pear with a prominent stem/stalk and a round top. They are covered with brown 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.

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"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.

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

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Uploaded Jan 17, 2018. Captured Sep 13, 2017 11:32 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm