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Puffballs & earthballs

7 specimens across 3 sites

Closed, spore-bearing spheres: true puffballs and the thick-skinned earthballs. A cut in half separates them — and rules out an Amanita egg.

Goodnow Rd area 4

Common puffballs in litterCommon puffballs in litterLycoperdon perlatum · Aug 8Moderate–highCommon puffball — mossy bankCommon puffball — mossy bankLycoperdon perlatum · Aug 8Moderate–highCommon puffball — by the boulderCommon puffball — by the boulderLycoperdon cf. perlatum · Aug 8ModerateCommon puffball — moss cushionCommon puffball — moss cushionLycoperdon perlatum · Aug 8High

Massasoit Rd area 2

Earthballs in leaf litterEarthballs in leaf litterScleroderma sp. · Oct 11ModeratePuffball in grassPuffball in grassLycoperdon or Calvatia · Jul 31Moderate–high

Elm St area 1

Earthball, cut openEarthball, cut openScleroderma sp. · Aug 6High