Spiny Puffball

Lycoperdon echidnatum

Description:

A white ball. Golf ball like only with outward dimples. Was a bit smaller than a half dollar coin.

Habitat:

Found in a lawn.

1 Species ID Suggestions

shebebusynow 12 years ago

Puffball

Lycoperdon sp. or Calvatia sp.

7 Comments

Ariana 12 years ago

I'm not sure if it is the same as this species , but I used to eat a smooth variety of puffballs when they were young.They grew to be 8 inches across and we would slice them and sauteé them in butter. Yum.

NoSutt 12 years ago

Is your avatar a portrait of sir Walter Raleigh?

Sut 12 years ago

Thank you for the suggestions as well - after looking into it, it seems to be a spiny puffball after all. Pretty neat.

Sut 12 years ago

Thank you for the comments - It was about the size of a half dollar coin.

shebebusynow 12 years ago

It could be a young Spiny Puffball, Lycoperdon achinatum. What a beautiful specimen! How big was it?

SusanEllison 12 years ago

some sort of cone you think? interesting color

auntnance123 12 years ago

puffball fungus? cool looking

Spotted by
Sut

Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2011
Submitted on Jun 20, 2011

Spotted for Mission

Mushroom Mapping