MUSHROOMS

Pestle Puffball

Lycoperdon excipuliforme

Mushrooms
Native
Pestle Puffball, photo 1 of 5
Pestle Puffball, photo 2 of 5
Pestle Puffball, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Fungus. Grows in fields and in conifers.

There are 5 observations of Pestle Puffball in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Estrie, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from December to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie3
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  3. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff

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