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Lycoperdon perlatum
Quoting Wikipedia: It is off-white with a top covered in short spiny bumps or "jewels", which are easily rubbed off to leave a netlike pattern on the surface. When mature it becomes brown, and a hole in the top opens to release spores in a burst when the body is compressed by touch or falling raindrops. Laboratory tests indicate that extracts of the puffball have antimicrobial and antifungal activities.
Meerdaelbos
Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Nov 30, 2013
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