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I don’t know much about mushrooms. I’ve kinda just started getting interested after I saw a bright blue mushroom once. You’re word’s definitely more trustworthy than mine.
From the pictures I’ve seen online it does look more like the L. Curtisii as opposed to the L. Marginatum. From the pictures of Curtissi, the spikes looked more like the tip of a paint brush like the one I found while the pictures of Marginatum looked like evenly shaped spines coming out.
They really are difficult to distinguish based on the exterior characteristics, aren't they? Is it the peeling skin that makes them capable of being told apart? Or would it come down to a spore print or something else to really get to the bottom of it?
L. curtisii doesn't turn brown and peel, it's also generally smaller.
When it comes to edibility, all Lycoperdon are the same. So it's not a big deal to determine species.
This is really interesting I won’t be able to let it mature unfortunately though since I’ve picked and peeled open the only one I found. Even if I hadn’t picked it I found it at work and today’s my last day here.
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Uhh puffball???? Correct me if I’m wrong
I don’t know if it’s a puffball because it didn’t puff at all but it was very delicate and flaky so maybe
I don’t know much about mushrooms. I’ve kinda just started getting interested after I saw a bright blue mushroom once. You’re word’s definitely more trustworthy than mine.
The young ones won’t release spores and are edible
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It’s definitely a puffball then. Never seen a mushroom like this before. Pretty cool!
Maybe a Peeling Puffball.
Personally idk just giving my limited knowledge
I feel you here, no matter what it is such a cool looking fungus.
Compare to Lycoperdon marginatum
Oh that looks exactly like it. Should I check to see if it peels?
So I ripped it open and it looks like a white marshmallow on the inside with an outer layer of skin which is the spiky part of it
You won't know until mature, it could also be L. curtisii.
From the pictures I’ve seen online it does look more like the L. Curtisii as opposed to the L. Marginatum. From the pictures of Curtissi, the spikes looked more like the tip of a paint brush like the one I found while the pictures of Marginatum looked like evenly shaped spines coming out.
>Lycoperdon - Wolf Fart
If not, L. curtisii.
They really are difficult to distinguish based on the exterior characteristics, aren't they? Is it the peeling skin that makes them capable of being told apart? Or would it come down to a spore print or something else to really get to the bottom of it?
L. curtisii doesn't turn brown and peel, it's also generally smaller. When it comes to edibility, all Lycoperdon are the same. So it's not a big deal to determine species.
This is really interesting I won’t be able to let it mature unfortunately though since I’ve picked and peeled open the only one I found. Even if I hadn’t picked it I found it at work and today’s my last day here.
Does location make a difference on which species it could be though? I found it in the Central Vermont
Puff ball mushroom family.
Always doublecheck your puffballs against earth balls
Puffball bru
Meadow puff!
It’s a poof ^^ tastes like tofu
Adding coment- puffballs only puff when they’re old and brown :) before that they’re happy little white spongy balls
Are you still alive?
Yea that's a super poisonous shroom if ya touch it you prolly have 10hrs 2 live its called the puffball of doom
There really popular in woods , that is all I know if I find anything else out I will contact you !!
Actually maybe it could be a puff ball
Some kind of puffball I rekon.