Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
Identification of Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
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Caratteristiche Chiave
- Pear-shaped fruiting body with distinct sterile base
- Surface covered in prominent
- conical
- detachable white spines
- Spines leave a net-like pattern when rubbed off
- White when young
- maturing to light brown/tan
- Grows terrestrially among leaf litter and debris
Colore:
White to light tan/brown
Odore:
No distinctive smell
Schema di Crescita:
Clustered
Ambiente:
Leaf litter
Habitat e Distribuzione
Habitat:
Mixed or deciduous forest floor
Distribuzione:
Cosmopolitan (Widespread globally)
Stagionalità:
Summer through Autumn
Caratteristiche determinanti per la conferma
- Internal context (gleba) is not visible, preventing confirmation that it is not a deadly Amanita button
Valore Economico
Domanda di Mercato:
Low - occasionally collected by foragers
Fascia di Prezzo:
N/A
Uso Commerciale:
None
Specie Simili
Earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
Differenze Chiave:
- Thick, tough outer skin (peridium)
- Interior context is dark purple or black, never white, even when young
- Surface is smoother or cracked, lacking prominent detachable spines
Destroying Angel (Button Stage)
Amanita virosa
Differenze Chiave:
- Slicing reveals internal structure (gills and cap outline)
- Often has a volva (sac) at the base, sometimes buried
Azione Consigliata
Do not consume. To confirm safety and rule out deadly lookalikes, the specimen must be sliced vertically. If the interior is anything other than solid, pure white, discard immediately.