Pestle Puffball

Lycoperdon excipuliforme

Pestle Puffball
Lycoperdon excipuliforme

TQ4792 16/10/2021 ©Raymond Small

Fruitbodies grow up to 20cm tall and 10cm across. They are found from September to November growing in leaf litter. Older specimens turn ochre, becoming smooth, leathery and losing their warts. When mature the rounded tops split to release purple-brown spores. The stipe is tapered. No distinctive smell.

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