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Common Puffball mushroom

Lycoperdon perlatum

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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28.4322, -80.7601

Field Notes

Description:

1/2 to 1 1/2 inch pebbly balls

Habitat:

spotted in clearing of wooded area

Species ID Suggestions

Common puffballs

Lycoperdon perlatum
Gina9210
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Comments (2)
tami_c
These are also growing in Europe, Romania. They are delicious, sliced up and fried. :)
auntnance123
Again I thnk you, Gina. I hope you can help with some of the many other mushrooms that I've spotted in the past few days.

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Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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