Pestle Puffball
Taken at Baron's Haugh  on 9th October 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Nikon 18-55 mm lens. Fact File
Pestle Puffball.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Lycoperdon excipuliforme.
Agaricales.
Agaricaceae.

Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season
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Edibility:

Open woodland.
4 - 10 cms.
10 - 20 cms. tall.
All year round.
Edible only when young and white throughout.


When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.