For Anyone Interested in the Wildlife of the U.K.
Pedicel Puffballs
Scientific name: Lycoperdon caudatum
Size: Grows up to 50mm across
Distribution: Found throughout the UK
Months seen: July to October
Habitat: Woodland
Special features: Pedicel puffballs have a rounded top on on a short, stubby stem. They are white when young, becoming brown later. The surface is covered in short spines, which wear away with age leaving a net like pattern.
Pedicel puffballs produce brown coloured spores.
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