26 October 2007 Burghfield Common, Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Lycoperdon foetidum Fruiting Body Subglobose with a +/- distinct broad stem, light brown to dark brown, surface covered with fine light brown to dark brown spines, each up to 3 mm long, spines easily rubbed off older specimens to reveal a network pattern, to about 4 cm across and 5 cm high Flesh White when young Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat On acidic soil, in coniferous and mixed woods, and on heaths Microscopic Features Spores subglobose to globose, with small warts (3.5-5) µm excluding warts. Capillitial threads present in gleba, yellow brown, with pores. Edibility Inedible Notes Nigrescens means turning black. |