- Fruitbodies pear-shaped, with small conical spines that easily fall off when touched.
- Stem narrowing downwards.
- Entire fruitbody white when young, becoming more olive-brown with age.
Puffballs
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on the ground in deciduous and coniferous forest, sometimes on rotten wood.
Notes
Edible when young, but not one of our best edible mushrooms, as they are soft and marshmallow-like in texture.
Similar species
When the spines have fallen off, a regular net-like pattern of small warts is visible on the surface, which is typical of the species.
