15/Sep/23, 4:14 PM
Lubja, Harju County
Mixed forest, in tall grass, near road
59°31'37.54"N 24°50'3.051"E
🔆 Still sunny weather with clouds, shade
Original Instagram postLycoperdon excipuliforme
Pestle Puffball
- Scientific identification
- Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Pers.
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Lycoperdon
Names across languages
- English: Pestle Puffball
- German: Beutel-Stäubling
- Estonian: Sihvakas murumuna
- Russian: Головач продолговатый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-15.
Cap
2-5 cm across. Initially round to pear-shaped, with a rough surface covered in small white spines. As it matures, spines may shed, revealing a brownish skin beneath. The apex ruptures to release spores.
Hymenium
N/A
Hymenium attachment
N/A
Stipe
Present in some mature specimens, elongated, and can be quite long relative to the size of the fruiting body. It's hollow and might have a reticulate surface towards the top.
Spore print
Spore Print: Olive-brown.
Ecology
Saprobic, found on the ground in grassy areas, heaths, and woodlands.
Odour
Not distinct.
Edibility
Edible when young and the gleba is still white, but becomes inedible as it matures and turns to spore dust.
Fruit body
5-15 cm tall.
Microscopy
Spores are round, 3.5-4.5 µm in diameter, with a finely warted surface.
Overview
Pestle-like shape with a prominent stipe. This puffball stands out from others due to its long, distinct stipe and the rough, spiky texture on the young fruit body's surface.
1801). Syn. Meth. Fung. (Göttingen) 1: 143.
Field encounters
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