Lycoperdon perlatum

Photo by: Chris Matherly

Description:

Common Name: Gemmed Puffball   Cap: Tannish Gray, small spines.  Flesh: White, turns greenish black if mushroom is older.  Pores:    Spore Print:   Stalk:   Fruiting: Clumped, usually on dead wood.  Range:   Edibility: Choice.   Look-alikes: Note: All of the above mushrooms were found in September 2004 in Crawford County in Georgia.

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