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Giant puffballl mushrooms can be found in many areas, such as deciduous woodland, meadow and even lawns in autumn across southern Ontario, Canada.

The common earthball (Scleroderma citrinum), commonly known as pigskin poison puffball or common earth ball

White giant puffball fungus Calvatia gigantea growing in grassland.

A group of puffball mushrooms. The wind is spreading the spores.

Lycoperdon perlatum, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball or devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Man in yellow raincoat is holding big mushroom in the woods.

Lycoperdon perlatum - Gemeiner Puffball mushroom.

close-up of a fungus ,Scleroderma areolatum, on a pine branch soil

Ein einzelner Pilz in einem Wald, umgeben von Kiefernnadeln und Blättern

Autumn foraging finds Poison Puffball amongst leaf litter

Lycoperdon perlatum fungi, also known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box

Puffball is a name commonly given to all mushrooms of the Lycoperdaceae family, with more or less spherical bodies.

Lycoperdum perlatum or Puffball white mushroom close up with warts and spines on the cap

$Calvatia excipuliformis (Pers.) Perdek. syn. Handkea excipuliformis (Scop.) Kreisel syn. Lycoperdon saccatum Schaeff. ex Fr. syn. C. saccata (Fr.) Morgan syn. L. excipuliformis Schaeff. ex Pers. Beutel-Stäubling Lycoperdon en sac. Fruit body 8–20cm high, pestle-shaped, head 3–12cm across, pale buff at first then brownish, outer surface of small spines or warts which soon disappear exposing the yellowish, papery inner wall of which the upper portion breaks away to expose the spores. Gleba purplish-brown at maturity; sterile base of sponge-like texture, brownish and occupying the entire stem. Spores olive-brown, globose and warted, 3.5–5.5µ in diameter. Habitat on waste ground, heaths, pastures and woodland. Season late summer to autumn but the sterile stalk and empty cup-like base of the head may persist for many months. Common. Edible when young. Distribution, America and Europe. This photograph shows unusually short-stemmed specimens; the young one (bottom right) is the most typically shaped (source R. Phillips).\n \nThis is a quite common Fungus in the Netherlands.$

potato bovist among the withered leaves in the forest

the Puffball lies on beautifully colored autumn leaves

Tokyo,Japan-August 24, 2017:Young fruit body of mushroom. It resembles an animal's brain as it matures.

Lycoperdon molle in close range, pyrenees undergrowth. Berguedà. Barcelona's Pre-pyrenees.

two little cute puffballs with a soft green background in a forest in autumn

Lycoperdon perlatum (Puffball) mushroom on a meadow. The image was captured in the swiss alps at an altitude of 1700m during autumn season.

yellow potato bovist on the green moss floor in the forest in Germany

Close up of a food forager checking and cleaning a mushroom she has found in the forest. It is a shaggy parasol mushroom, latin name; chlorophyllum olivieri. This type of mushroom is edible but it can cause stomach upsets if it is not cooked thoroughly. Food foraging has become popular in recent years as people have turned to foraged food to cook local and seasonally sourced food. Photographed on the island of Mon Denmark. Colour, horizontal format, she is wearing a Fair Isle style sweater and a waxed jacket.

Mushrooms from the Agaricaceae Lycoperdon family grow in the wild

Giant wolf's vesse (calvatia gigantea) in a meadow.

Lycoperdon perlatum. Puffball puffball mushroom. Close-up.

Common earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) also called earthball, pigskin poison puffball, common earth ball - mushroom on green moss before white background

Zau Evua, Zaire Province, Angola: Cubitermes sp. epigeal nest / hill / mount in a filed with burnt grass - Cubitermitinae are an Afrotropical subfamily of higher termites. The outer shell of the nest is thick and durable, serving as a protective barrier against predators, environmental elements, and intruders. It also helps to regulate the internal temperature and humidity. Cubitermes termites build nests with one or more caps used to shield the nest against rainfall, giving them a characteristic mushroom shape.

lycoperdon perlatum mushroom on the ground

Common Earthball - Scleroderma citrinum - a poisonous mushroom.

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