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Stump Puffball These fungi are called puffballs because "puffs" of brown spores are released through the aperture when the mature fruiting body bursts. Also, they look like "balls". Hence the name "puffballs". Fall,Geotagged,Lycoperdon pyriforme,Pear-shaped Puffball,Stump Puffball,United States,fungi,fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,puffball Click/tap to enlarge

Stump Puffball

These fungi are called puffballs because "puffs" of brown spores are released through the aperture when the mature fruiting body bursts. Also, they look like "balls". Hence the name "puffballs".

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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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2018. Captured Oct 1, 2017 10:31 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.