Gem-studded Puffballs – VIRGINIA WILDFLOWERS

Lycoperdon perlatum This information is taken directly from Wikipedia: "This mushroom, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae. A widespread species with a cosmopolitan distribution, it is a medium-sized puffball with a round fruit body tapering to a wide stalk. It is off-white with a top covered in…

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Gem-studded Puffballs – VIRGINIA WILDFLOWERS

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Don't these look like white forest urchins? These are called “Gem

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