Pear-shaped Puffball - Lycoperdon pyriforme

My assistants were good enough to poke this cluster of old puffballs so I could get a shot of the spores coming out.

Habitat: Mixed forest

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Ruth Spigelman

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Fabulous trio of shots! Brought back the lovely memory of being shown these for the first time in PA. Posted 5 years ago
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  Thanks, Ruth! Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Nice, you did it! Applause for team Young :) Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I had enthusiastic assistants. Posted 5 years ago

nightjar6

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The Number 1 Image Posted 7 months 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 Christine Young