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Stump Puffball

Lycoperdon pyriforme

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Round shape when young, but becoming pear-shaped when mature. Also, when mature, they develop a central hole through which spores are liberated by rain.

Habitat:

Growing on a rotting log in a mostly deciduous forest.

Reference Links:

Lycoperdon pyriforme - Wikipedia

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