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Pear-shaped Puffballs

Lycoperdon pyriforme

Description:

Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood.

Habitat:

Moss covered decaying log coniferous wooded area close to a river.

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Greg Shchepanek
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Greg Shchepanek

Gatineau, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Oct 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 3, 2011

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