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Pedicel puffball or Lycoperdon caudatum grows to 2-5cm across and 3-6cm in height. Curiously it is covered in spines 1 to 2mm long single or converging at the tips and then gradually wearing off to leave a net like pattern. Quite Alien really but beautiful and really quite rare. Taken at the D&D meet in Laughton Woods last Sunday. The small one to the right is a Moss Aminita i believe, but i will be corrected if i am wrong.
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Glynn
| Title: | Pedicel Puffball |
| Username: | 
Glynn |
| Uploaded: | 7 Nov 2009 - 9:28 AM |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 400D |
| Lens: | Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Tags: | Flowers & plants, General, Wildlife / nature |
| Votes: | 102 |
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Some nice light allowing the detail to show really well.
Rgds... Dave
I'm really enjoying the emergence of all these fungi. Sylvia
Superb one of the best images of this type this year.
Tom.
a very good shot well done on both the ec and potw.
How did you conclude that it is L. caudatum? That species is exceptionally rare, and there are no confirmed records for England. It does not match the description in British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns by Pegler et al. and I think that what you have is L. perlatum.
Leif,
Good question please let me answer.
This species differs from the Common, dusky, stump etc visually by the remnents of the puffball as it leaves a net like pattern as this did and more common balls do not. Also, its size is a major governing factor with this species as it reaches maturity at 3 to 6cm in height, the others in the genus are larger. The long stalk is a give away too at maturity and the fact that it is found in Northern Europe and Scotland and England.
L. Perlatum 2.5cm to 7cm across and up to 9cm in height which my specimen i believe was not, but stand to be corrected.
I have told a university collegue the locatuion of this specimen for verification and infomation purposes and i am also aware that it is on the Red data list.
Can i just add that it is nice to get a comment that is constructive in a different way and for that i thank you.
Regards
Glynn.
Glynn, many puffballs, including L. perlatum have a network pattern when the spines drop away and L. perlatum is not always a large species. You can see some examples here:
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(Sorry to self publicise, but the photos do at least show the features clearly.) According to Pegler et al, L. caudatum has cream to yellow convergent spines, whereas those on your specimens are pyrimidal. Anyway, it is a pity you did not collect a mature specimen, as someone could have checked it under the microscope. I would be happy to oblige. Only the spore mass needs examining, at least as a first check.
By the way, you've done a good job of photographing them.
Quote: Sorry to self publicise
Please do i am all for it.
Quote: it is a pity you did not collect a mature specimen
I know. When i showed my image to a colleague,one of the questions was "have you got it " or similar - says it all really
Anyway i would like to think it is, but, have learned a lesson and when i am next in this location be assured that if i find a similar specimen,you and i can have a look under the scope over a pint or two and i hope you will take me up on this offer 
Regards
P.S.
Glynn
Quote: By the way, you've done a good job of photographing them
Thank you. do i get a click
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