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Scleroderma sp.
I marked it down as 'an earthball that's not S. citrinum'
bd11 - location approx.
Spotted on Oct 24, 2012
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013
3 Comments
Hmm - seems you're right! I have always heard that any puffball which is a clean white inside is edible, so I wonder if Scleroderma species don't develop their toxins until maturity...
I think they start out white (at least some of them) and then go black. There are a few photos on google that show white interior and there's one on the mushroomexpert page: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/scleroderm...
If I understand correctly, Scleroderma species don't have clean white insides which would appear to rule out the genus on this spotting. I don't have a better suggestion however.