Dusky puffball are often found in the late summer to fall, grouped in forests and woodlands. These small, rounded mushrooms have a unique feature where their surface changes from initially spiny to smooth with maturity. Their color also evolves, from a pale brown to a darker hue, almost as if they absorb the shadows of the dimming year.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 4 cm
Odor:
Faintly unpleasant, sulfurous, not strongly distinct.
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Attributes of Dusky puffball
Cap Diameter
2 - 4 cm
Height
2 - 3.5 cm
Cap
Cap 2 - 4 cm across; pear shaped; brown; surface spines to smooth
Stem
Stem 1 - 2 cm long, 1.5 cm thick; brown
Stem Shapes
Tapering
Flesh
Spongy; pure white
Spore Print Color
Olive
Odor
Faintly unpleasant, sulfurous, not strongly distinct.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
You can find Dusky puffball by these plants:
Spruces, Firs
Occurence Habitats
Coniferous Woodland
Species Status
Common
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Dusky puffball
Dusky puffball typically emerges in coniferous woodlands and sometimes in mixed forests. It may also appear in heathland grasses or sand dunes.
