Species: Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Schaeff. (1774) | ![]() |
Description: |
A large introduced species found under oak trees, with only records in the North Island. It starts out white, covered in small scales that weather off, going brown as the spores mature, at which point the top disintegrates, releasing them. Sometimes it is found with only its sterile stalk leaft. | ||
Common name: Pestle-shaped Puffball Found: Exotic forest (Oaks) Substrate: Forest floor Spore: Olive brown | Height: 110 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Yes when young and firm. |
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PPD81200 |
Scale = 12 mm. |
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Scale = 12 mm. |
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Scale = 12 mm. |
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Scale = 15 mm. |
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