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Puffball Mushroom

Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum

I’ve been finding a lot of mushrooms after our recent rains. These egg-shaped mushrooms are called puffballs because when it’s ripe and you squeeze it, it emits a cloud of dust-like spores. Kids love it!

At the PGT you can find puffballs almost anywhere. I often see them along the mowed paths in the prairie or on rotting logs.