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Spiny Puffball

Lycoperdon echidnatum

Photo by Sut
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40.2376, -74.0422

Field Notes

Description:

A white ball. Golf ball like only with outward dimples. Was a bit smaller than a half dollar coin.

Habitat:

Found in a lawn.

Species ID Suggestions

Puffball

Lycoperdon sp. or Calvatia sp.
shebebusynow
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Comments (7)
Ariana
I'm not sure if it is the same as this species , but I used to eat a smooth variety of puffballs when they were young.They grew to be 8 inches across and we would slice them and sauteé them in butter. Yum.
NoSutt
Is your avatar a portrait of sir Walter Raleigh?
Sut
Thank you for the suggestions as well - after looking into it, it seems to be a spiny puffball after all. Pretty neat.
Sut
Thank you for the comments - It was about the size of a half dollar coin.
shebebusynow
It could be a young Spiny Puffball, Lycoperdon achinatum. What a beautiful specimen! How big was it?
SusanEllison
some sort of cone you think? interesting color

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PublishedJune 20, 2011

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