Lycoperdon

While most puffballs are not poisonous, some often look similar to young agarics, and especially the deadly Amanitas, such as the death cap or destroying angel mushrooms. Can you eat lycoperdon Pyriforme? Stump puffballs are edible and best when gathered young as they have a firm texture, exquisite smell butRead More →

No gills and white means puffball, and gills and any other color is no good. Poisonous puffball species don’t mess around, and a black puffball is a toxic puffball. Since puffballs don’t have gills, they have to get their spores out into the world somehow. Is the common puffball poisonous?Read More →