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Leopard Earthball

Scleroderma areolatum

Description:

Some sort of puffball fungus, one whole, the other after having ejected its spores

Habitat:

Mixed woodland

Notes:

Is it Lycoperdon pyriforme? (http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/lycope...) Or perhaps more likely Scleroderma citrinum Pers. - Common Earthball (http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/sclero...) Links to wikipedia added (one permanent, i.e. as of today, the other current whenever it is accessed)

1 Comment

TraceyRunciman
TraceyRunciman 10 years ago

Thanks António. That looks good.

TraceyRunciman
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TraceyRunciman

Rosengarten, Niedersachsen (Landmasse), Germany

Spotted on Dec 11, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2013

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