mushroomgay:Barnet, London, UK, October 2019Stump puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)These stump puffbal
mushroomgay:Barnet, London, UK, October 2019Stump puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)These stump puffballs are just coming to maturity - they start off pure white and covered in warts, slowly turning brown with a darker spot at the top of the head, which will open up to release the mature spores. These fungi are edible at this stage, until they turn a darker brown, at which point they become bitter and unpleasant. I’ve not seen them around before, though, and since they were such a small bunch and my bag was already full of oysters I decided to leave them. -- source link