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Rounded Earthstar - Geartrum saccatum
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Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum
| Gem-studded Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum |
| Edibility: |
Good |
| Habitat: |
Single to scattered or clustered, in open woods, along roads, on ground in urban areas |
| Range: |
Widely distributed in North America. |
| Season: |
July-October |
| Spore Color: |
White |
| Mushroom Shape: |
Funnel like Mushrooms |
| Lookalikes: |
N/A |
| Description: |
White, round to turban-.shaped mushroom with detachable. conical spines, developing pore at top; interior white, becoming greenish-brown. F Mushroom: (2.5-6 cm) wide, (3-7.5 cm) high; usually round to turban-shaped with somewhat elongated, stalklike base; covered with long and short spines, long ones readily breaking off and leaving distinct marks on surface; opening by pore at top; white, becoming buff. Spore mass white, becoming green-tinged ochre- brown. Sterile base sometimes elongated, stalklike, persistent. Spores: 3.5-4.5 u; round, minutely warted, olive-brownish. |
| Keywords: |
Gem-studded, Puffball |
| Date: |
06.04.2003 11:05 |
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