Species: Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Schaeff. (1774) Go Back
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Description:
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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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Macro images:
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CalLycoperdon excipuliformeScale bar PPD81200
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 Scale = 12 mm.
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Lycoperdon excipuliformeScale bar  
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 Scale = 12 mm.
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Lycoperdon excipuliformeScale bar  
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 Scale = 12 mm.
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Lycoperdon excipuliformeScale bar  
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 Scale = 15 mm.
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