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Puffballs & the like

Puffball & the like field guide

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Puffballs & the like

Simple spore sac, with an apical hole [puffballs]
Spore sac on a star-like base [earthstars]
Fruitbody thick walled, splitting from the top
Fruitbody walls break away to expose the spores
Other puffballs, etc (& the unknowns)

28 species

Arachnion sp.

Arachnion sp.
Arachnion sp.

Astraeus hygrometricus (Barometer Earthstar)

Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus hygrometricus
Astraeus hygrometricus

Bovista (A puffball)

Bovista
Bovista
Bovista
Bovista
Bovista
Bovista

Bovista pulyuggeodes

Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pulyuggeodes

Bovista sp. (A puffball)

Calostoma fuscum (Common Prettymouth)

Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma fuscum

Calvatia cyathiformis

Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia cyathiformis

Calvatia sp. (a puffball )

Calvatia sp.
Calvatia sp.
Calvatia sp.
Calvatia sp.
Calvatia sp.
Calvatia sp.

Disciseda australis

Disciseda australis
Disciseda australis
Disciseda australis
Disciseda australis
Disciseda australis
Disciseda australis

Disciseda candida

Disciseda candida
Disciseda candida
Disciseda candida
Disciseda candida
Disciseda candida
Disciseda candida

Geastrum austrominimum

Geastrum austrominimum
Geastrum austrominimum
Geastrum austrominimum
Geastrum austrominimum
Geastrum austrominimum
Geastrum austrominimum

Geastrum lageniforme s.l.

Geastrum lageniforme s.l.
Geastrum lageniforme s.l.
Geastrum lageniforme s.l.
Geastrum lageniforme s.l.
Geastrum lageniforme s.l.
Geastrum lageniforme s.l.

Geastrum sp. (Geastrum sp.)

Geastrum sp.
Geastrum sp.
Geastrum sp.
Geastrum sp.
Geastrum sp.
Geastrum sp.

Geastrum tenuipes (An earthstar)

Geastrum tenuipes
Geastrum tenuipes
Geastrum tenuipes
Geastrum tenuipes
Geastrum tenuipes
Geastrum tenuipes

Geastrum triplex (Collared Earth Star)

Geastrum triplex
Geastrum triplex
Geastrum triplex
Geastrum triplex
Geastrum triplex
Geastrum triplex

Lycoperdon excipuliforme

Lycoperdon excipuliforme
Lycoperdon excipuliforme
Lycoperdon excipuliforme
Lycoperdon excipuliforme

Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem Studded Puffball)

Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon pratense (Meadow Puffball)

Lycoperdon sp. (Puffball)

Lycoperdon sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Lycoperdon sp.

Lycoperdon subincarnatum (Ruddy Puffball)

Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Lycoperdon subincarnatum

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