old puffball

The Lycoperdon perlatum or common puffball is white when it's young and edible as long as the flesh is completly white. When mature it becomes brown, and a hole in the top opens to release spores in a burst. The warts fell down when you touch it.

Shot with a Canon EOS 50D + EF 24-105mm F4 IS USM.

I'm not a mycologist, all information are supplied without liabillity.
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