Fruiting body An elongated ovoid form with a short sterile stem typically half the width of the fruit body. The spore mass is at first white and firm, then olive brown and powdery. Stem swollen towards the base; colour as the fertile head but with shorter spines. Spores light brown.
Microscopic Features: Spherical spores with finely warted surfaces, 3-5.5µm in diameter.
Lycoperdon pratense on the www.first-nature.com web site.
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