Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

TQ4793 15/10/2024 ©Raymond Small

Normally found in small, scattered, groups in leaf litter under trees during summer and autumn, standing 40-80mm tall. Mature specimens release spores through a hole in the top which get dispersed by wind and rain. 

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

©Peter Comber

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

©Raymond Small

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

TQ4893 12/10/2021 ©Raymond Small

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

TQ4793 08/10/2019 ©Raymond Small

Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum

©Raymond Small

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