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Umber-brown Puffball

Lycoperdon umbrinum

Photo by FianaShapiro
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Species/scientific name as suggested to me, as I personally do not know.

Habitat:

Bog habitat.

Species ID Suggestions

Umber-brown Puffball

Lycoperdon umbrinum

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Comments (1)
AmandaMartinez
I cannot recall name. When they are stepped on, spores and a powder produced to irritate an animal from consuming them is released into the air...

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Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 10, 2012

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