Common Puff-ball. Cluster of Common Puff-balls Lycoperdon perlatum. The pear-shaped fruiting body of the fungus is seen covered with conical spines. At first these bodies are white,then become brown in colour. On ripening,olive-brown spores are released through a hole at the top,and these airborne spores settle and germinate. Lycoperdon perlatum grows in large numbers chiefly in beech woods,and is very common. It is edible. Photographed in Hocking County,Ohio,USA | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Meadows, Matt |
Taille de l’image : | 5260 px × 3554 px |
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