Vincent Demoulin

Handkea utriformis, synonymous with Lycoperdon utriforme, Lycoperdon caelatum or Calvatia utriformis, is a species of puffball in the family Lycoperdaceae. A rather large mushroom, it may reach dimensions of up to 25 cm (10 in) broad by 20 cm (8 in) tall. It is commonly known as the mosaic puffball, referencing the polygonal segments on the outer surface of the fruiting body as it matures. Widespread in northern temperate zones, the species is found frequently on pastures and sandy heaths. It is edible when young, has antibiotic activity against a number of bacteria, and can bioaccumulate the

Bovista aestivalis is a species of small puffball in the family Agaricaceae. It is generally found in the coastal regions of California, but was reported from Korea in 2015. This fungus is often confused with Bovista dermoxantha, because of its similar peridium, and Bovista plumbea. The surest way to tell the species apart is to examine the spores and exoperidium, respectively, with a microscope.

Scleroderma meridionale is a puffball-like fungus in the family Sclerodermataceae. The fungus produces roughly circular to irregularly shaped fruit bodies up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter, characterised by a thick, yellow to tan peridium that splits into lobes when mature to reveal a dark brownish-grey spore mass inside. It typically grows in sandy, dry soils throughout the Mediterranean basin and parts of North America, where it forms beneficial relationships with various woody plants including pines, oaks and shrubs of the family Cistaceae.

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