Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
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Description
The Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme) is a decomposer of wood and can be found from the fall through the early winter. It can be recognized by its gregarious growth habit (growing in groups) and numerous mycelium ropes growing through the wood (rhizomorphs).
When young, the "pear-shaped" fruiting bodies have a white-colored interior that later turns brown with age. They split open at a single pore on the top of fruiting body from which they disperse their spores via wind, rain, and other disturbances. The spore print is brown.
Observations
October 23rd, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
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Observed At: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 10:46 AM Created At: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 10:44 AM Last Modified At: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 10:53 AM Location: 40.25477429194521 -95.55676711387054 Form Group: Burnt rubber smell Taste indistinguishable Form Group: puffball or similar Substrate: Substrate: lignicolous Habitat: Habitat: ( Growth Habit: gregarious [1], Substrate: lignicolous, Tree: ( Carya cordiformis ), Decay Type: ( White Rot ) ) Growth Habit: Rhizomorphs present. Growth Habit: gregarious Growing on Tree: Tree: ( Carya cordiformis ) Decay Type: Decay Type: ( White Rot ) Footnotes: [1] Rhizomorphs present.
GTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATTGAATATTCCTGATGAGTTGTAGCTGGCTCTTTGGAGCATGTGCACGCTTGTCTTGATCTTATTCATCCACCTGTGCACATTTTGTAGTCTTTTGGGCTGAGTCGAGTATCGGATGGATGTCTATCCGGATGTGAGGACTGCTGAGTGCGAAAGCATACGGCTCTTCTCTGTTTGACCTCACCCTTGAGTACTATGTATTCATATACCACATAGTATGTTGTAGAATGTGATCATTGGGCCTTTGTGCCTATAATAATCATATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAAATTCTCAACCCCACTAGCTTTTGTGAGCTATGCTGGGGCTTGGATGTTGGGAGTTTGCGGGCCTTTACTAGGTCGGCTCTCCTGAAATACATTAGCGGAACCGTTTGCAGTCCCGTCACTAGTGTGATAATTATCTACACTGTGATGACTGCTCTCTGACTAGTTCAGCTGCTAATCGTCCACTGTGGACAATCATTAATGAACTTCTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTView DNA BLAST Results
References
Kuo, M. (2016 November). Lycoperdon pyriforme. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lycoperdon_pyriforme.html