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Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

2 Species ID Suggestions

Simone E.
Simone E. 11 years ago
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum Lycoperdon perlatum
Simone E.
Simone E. 11 years ago
Spiny puffball
Lycoperdon echinatum Lycoperdon echinatum


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3 Comments

Simone E.
Simone E. 11 years ago

I have to correct myself after checking again, as this is not the common, but the spiny puffball. They both have kind of spikes, but spiny has much bigger spikes. This is the common: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/133... and this is the spiny: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123...

Simone E.
Simone E. 11 years ago

Lycoperdon perlatum

herbst9
herbst9 11 years ago

member of the Lycoperdon family

extremebirder
Spotted by
extremebirder

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Aug 21, 2012
Submitted on Aug 24, 2012

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