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Peeling Puffball

Lycoperdon marginatum

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Field Notes

Description:

Peeling puffballs found after days of rain, the largest of which peeling back to show the underskin. In this moisture, it looks like a dough ball.

Habitat:

Mixed forest, light rain, Ozark Highlands, 45°F/5°C. Found on a ridge and trail high above town. It had been cold and steadily raining for three or four days.

Reference Links:

Lycoperdon marginatum-Encyclopedia of Life, Lycoperdon marginatum - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Matthew Hammond
I'm pretty sure you both are right. I dismissed them when I first saw them because the pictures I'd seen, the cracking and peeling was so varied and the patches were smaller, but I'd wager it was peeling so uniform because of the moisture--it'd been raining in that area for days before I found it. Thank you so much for the information!
Zlatan Celebic
I echo what Machi said - check here: https://www.mushroomexpert.com/lycoperdon_marginatum.html
Machi
Interesting.. I have never seen a puffball do this.. I do agree with taking a second look at the ID since my first idea when I saw this was Lycoperdon marginatum.
Matthew Hammond
You have a point! I will drop it down to genus until I can find more specific info.
Zlatan Celebic
Could this be some other Lycoperdon? like L. echinatum or L. pulcherrimum? I never saw the Common puffball peal off like this... and these spines looks more sturdy than what I saw on L. perlatum...

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PublishedNovember 6, 2019

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