13/Aug/23, 3:47 PM
Aruheina tee, Vääna-Jõesuu, Harju county
In moss, near gravel road, mixed forest of birches and spruces
59°27'12.4"N 24°21'26.1"E (59.453450, 24.357261)
🔆 Fair weather with overcast and occasional sun
Original Instagram postLycoperdon umbrinum
Umber-Brown Puffball
- Scientific identification
- Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers.
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Lycoperdon
Names across languages
- English: Umber-Brown Puffball
- German: Bräunlicher Stäubling
- Estonian: Pruunikas Murumuna
- Russian: Дождевик коричневый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-08-13.
Hymenium
Initially solid, becoming powdery with maturity due to the transformation of the internal tissue into spores.
Fruit body
Globose to slightly pear-shaped puffball, smooth to finely granulated or spiny at a young age; spines, if present, often fall off with age, leaving a net-like pattern.
Color
Dark brown to olive-brown when mature.
Spore print
Spore print: Olive.
Ecology
Grasslands, meadows, and forest clearings; often found growing in groups.
Edibility
Edible when young and the internal flesh is white and firm, but not considered a top choice.
Fruit body
Fruit body: Up to 2-4 cm in diameter.
Overview
Distinguished by its small size and dark, umber to olive-brown coloration at maturity. Young specimens can be consumed when the inner flesh is still white and hasn't transformed into spores. With age, pressing on the mature puffball will release a brown "smoke" of spores.
Published in: Pers. In: Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 147. (1801).
Field encounters
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