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Earth ball

Photo by LucyJingyuLiu
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41.9217, -93.3123

Field Notes

Description:

Very thin outer layer, earthball, need help ID species.

Species ID Suggestions

Poison Hogskin Puffball

Scleroderma citrinum

Reference Link
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Comments (4)
LucyJingyuLiu
I can't find it anywhere--Google or Noah. What is it?
LuckyLogan
Hey Lucy, it's great to see another spotter from Iowa. Thanks for adding your spottings to my mission for Iowa too :) Do you remember if this puffball was dense and hard or was it light and foamy?

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Mushroom Mapping
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Iowan Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedAugust 15, 2014

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