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Puffballs Sprouting Out [Lycoperdon pyriforme]

Lycoperdon pyriforme, commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white.

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Uploaded on April 14, 2010
Taken on October 30, 2007