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Lycoperdon scabrum
A dark spiny puffball about 35mm wide. These were seen growing in clumps; some smooth and some spiny. The inside appeared white and fluffy. Pic # 3 is a puff ball which has lost its spines as they do when older.
open grasslands in a reserve
The smaller balls are said to be densely covered with soft spines. These spines fall away as the ball expands and matures. The dust-like spores contained inside the ball are dispersed through an apical opening by some sort of impact on the ball, like rain drops.
Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on May 29, 2012
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