Tag Archives: Lycoperdon perlatum

09.06.2020 Quiet Forest Nature

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Common Puffballs aka Gem-Studded Puffballs aka Warted Puffballs aka Wolf Farts aka Devil’s Snuff-box-Lycoperdon perlatum. I went to the pond I visit for sundews yesterday but the buds are still closed tight.  There is another flower there I want to … Continue reading →

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09.26.2018 Three Edibles

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Steve Gingold

I don’t forage, so these had nothing to fear from me and I wasn’t going to deprive all those spores of their destinies.  But there are a few mushrooms that are unmistakable even to a layperson like me. This is … Continue reading →

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10.19.2016 Walkin’ up a country road

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Looking at my pre-Quabbin map of the area, with the proposed reservoir overlaid, I think this is River Road or it may be a continuation of New Boston Road in Shutesbury.  River Road seems the more likely.  In modern terms, … Continue reading →

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