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Meadow puffball

Lycoperdon pratense

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Field Notes

Description:

Whitish spheric fruitbody, with scurfy skin and short stump-like stem.

Habitat:

Seen in meadow in Jura Mountains.

Notes:

Edible when young (and all white inside), but not particularly appreciated.

Reference Links:

Lycoperdon pratense, Meadow Puffball, identification

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PublishedAugust 20, 2017

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