Small puffballs on stump

[JennyS]

Any chance of a possible identification for some very small puffballs growing on a stump in mixed deciduous woodland? They were soft in texture and slightly more pinkish-brown in colour than shown in the photo.

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[adampembs]

I think Lycoperdon pyriforme is the only puffball that grows on wood.

[Chris Yeates]

adampembs wrote:

I think Lycoperdon pyriforme is the only puffball that grows on wood.

Hi

actually it isn’t – here is Lycoperdon perlatum two feet above the ground, on a large mossy fallen trunk

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that said, Jenny’s fungus is definitely L. pyriforme

Chris

[JennyS]

Thanks Adam and Chris

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