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Earthball

Scleroderma sp.

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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42.1208, -74.1507

Field Notes

Description:

An off-white colored puff ball with brown spots all over it. Approximately 2.5 inches in diameter.

Habitat:

Temperate mountain forest, at 2900+ ft altitude. Moderate shade. This mushroom grows on detritus.

Notes:

Not 100% confident in ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Earthball

Scleroderma sp.
Tim Sage
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Comments (5)
mauna Kunzah
Thank you, Tukup. I can’t wait until the weather warms up a bit here and I’ll be able to hopefully see more of the like!
Tukup
Cool. I always wondered what they were called. Sounds like there's a lot of them though. Good spot.
mauna Kunzah
Tim, I'll change the ID. Looks like a better fit.
mauna Kunzah
I'm comfortable with Lycoperdon sp. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/352578/Lycoperdon
Mark Ridgway
A Lycoperdon sp. ?.. so many variations though.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
Photographed
PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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