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Puffball Mushroom

Lycoperdon sp.

Photo by Machi
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28.5861, -81.1902

Field Notes

Description:

The third photo shows the root on the left side of the ball. Other possibility is Apioperdon pyriforme, but something about the texture of the skin makes me think Lycoperdon.

Habitat:

Weedy, suburban yard

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