- Pear-shaped, yellowish-white to yellow-brown, with small grain-like warts that soon fall off.
- Stem tapering downwards, with thick mycelial strands at the base.
- Grows in dense clusters on decaying wood.
Puffballs
Stump Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on decaying wood of deciduous trees, sometimes spruce, common throughout the country.
Notes
Sometimes reported as edible but not a recommended edible mushroom.
Similar species
Lycoperdon perlatum has conical warts on the outside.
