22 October 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Fruiting Body Sub-spherical, to pear shaped, initially white and coarsely warty, the warts fall away to leave a smooth surface decorated with a network, darkening with age. The insides ripen into a powdery spore mass which is released when the thin outer skin ruptures. The fungus grow to about 12 cm across. Flesh White then olive-brown Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat Grassland, heaths, and lawns Spore Print Olive-brown Microscopic Features Spores spherical, smooth (4-5) µm Edibility Edible when white throughout Notes Utriforme means 'bladder or bag shaped' 
24 October 2014 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |