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Puffballs and Related Fungi (Earthstars and Bird's Nest Fungi)

According to George Barron, in his wonderful book "Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada", puffballs (and related fungi) "produce their spores inside the fruitbodies, instead of discharging the spores directly into the air."
Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Ravenel's stinkhorn fungus (Phallus ravenilii)
Ravenel's stinkhorn fungus (Phallus ravenilii)		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi
Earth star (Geastrum)
Earth star (Geastrum)		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi
Ravenel's stinkhorn fungus emerging (Phallus ravenilii)
Ravenel's stinkhorn fungus emerging (Phallus ravenilii)		 Common Puffballs (Lycoperdaceae)
Common Puffballs (Lycoperdaceae)		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi 		Ravenell's stinkhorn
Ravenell's stinkhorn		 Puffballs (Scleroderma citrinum)
Puffballs (Scleroderma citrinum)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)		 cannonball fungi (Sphaerobolus)
cannonball fungi (Sphaerobolus)
Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)		 Bird's nest fungi, poss. Cyathus sp.
Bird's nest fungi, poss. Cyathus sp.		 Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi (Cyathus)
Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi (Nidularia pulvinata)
Bird's nest fungi (Nidularia pulvinata)		 Bird's nest fungi
Bird's nest fungi		 Earthstar fungi (Astraeus sp.?)
Earthstar fungi (Astraeus sp.?)
Earth star fungus (Astraeus) sp.?)
Earth star fungus (Astraeus) sp.?)		 Earth star (Astraeus sp.?)
Earth star (Astraeus sp.?)		 Earth star fungus (Geastrum)
Earth star fungus (Geastrum)
Earth star fungi (Geastrum)
Earth star fungi (Geastrum)		 Earthstar (Geastrum sp.)
Earthstar (Geastrum sp.)		 Earth star (Geastrum sp.)
Earth star (Geastrum sp.)
Beaked earthstar fungus (Geastrum pectinatum)
Beaked earthstar fungus (Geastrum pectinatum)		 Puffball (Bovista plumbea)
Puffball (Bovista plumbea)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon)
Puffball (Lycoperdon)
Puffball (Lycoperdon)
Puffball (Lycoperdon)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon)
Puffball (Lycoperdon)
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffball (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffball, possibly gem-studded puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Puffball, possibly gem-studded puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)		 Puffball (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffball (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon sp.)		 Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Puffballs (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Puffballs (Morganella pyriforme)
Puffballs (Morganella pyriforme)		 Puffball (Scleroderma)
Puffball (Scleroderma)		 Puffball (Scleroderma)
Puffball (Scleroderma)
Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)
Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)		 Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)
Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)		 Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)
Puffball (Scleroderma citrinum)
Stinkhorn fungus, possibly Phallus duplicatus
Stinkhorn fungus, possibly Phallus duplicatus		 Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus duplicatus)
Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus duplicatus)		 Puffballs
Puffballs
Puffball
Puffball		 Puffball
Puffball		 Puffballs
Puffballs
Puffball
Puffball
Nirvan Hope20-Feb-2018 04:00
A fantastic collection of all these varieties of puffballs!
victorswan02-Nov-2014 20:02
Very nice collection especially the earth stars V
Don10-Oct-2014 18:49
Fascinating gallery and yes, fine macros.
Esa Ervasti01-Nov-2011 22:47
Great series of this interesting group! BV
slhoornstra02-Nov-2009 01:04
Very fine macros, I remember loving to see these puff balls as a child. V
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