Lycoperdon (Puffballs)

Left to right clockwise: specimen #33, #34, #33

Pear-shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme

Lycoperdon pyriforme, commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white.

First recorded at Newport Forest in 2000