Peeling Puffball (Lycoperdon marginatum)

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Photo by Christine Y.

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Round puffball with whitish to brownish spines that protrude individually, and often aggregate at their tips into pointed scales. As they mature, their spines slough off in patches, rather than individually as other puffballs do.

Habitat:

Growing on the ground in a mixed forest.

Reference Links:

Lycoperdon marginatum - Wikipedia

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Christine Y.

Thanks so much for your help Brian

Brian38

I would lean toward Lycoperdon marginatum. check out this picture http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Lycoperdon_marginatum_01_Paula_DeSanto.htm (it looks very similar).