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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Agaricaceae: Lycoperdon pulcherrimum Berk. & M.A. Curtis

Lycoperdon pulcherrimum – Long-spined Puffball

Common name: Long-spined Puffball.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Lycoperdon pulcherrimum, commonly known as the long-spined puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1873 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis. The fungus is found in the southern United States.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Spiny puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> among oak leaves on the edge of a forest in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkSpiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum among oak leaves on the edge of a forest in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> covered by oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkSpiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum covered by oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> almost covered by oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkSpiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum almost covered by oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> with oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkSpiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum with oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Close-up of spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkClose-up of spiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Upper view of spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkUpper view of spiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Yellowish spiny puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkYellowish spiny puffball mushroom Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Side and upper views of spiny puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkSide and upper views of spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Cross section of spiny puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-05-08.htm">May 8, 2023</A>
LinkCross section of spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum in oak leaves in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Location on mapsEast Brookside Drive, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, 77801, United States
Interior tissues under a microscope of spiny puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
LinkInterior tissues under a microscope of spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Basidia and spores under a microscope of spiny puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon pulcherrimum</B> collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
LinkBasidia and spores under a microscope of spiny puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon pulcherrimum collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023

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