Stump Puffball - Lycoperdon pyriforme
These puffballs are round when young, but become pear-shaped when mature. Also, when they are mature, they develop a central hole through which spores are liberated - usually by rain. I spotted dozens of these puffballs that were in various stages of development.
''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.
Similar species: Agaricales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Dec 31, 2018. Captured Sep 9, 2017 10:24 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
