
''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
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Uploaded Apr 21, 2020. Captured Oct 6, 2019 11:14 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.