About Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Pers.
Like all puffballs, Lycoperdon excipuliforme has a gasteroid basidiocarp. This means its spores are produced internally, and are only released once the mature fruiting body ages, dries out, or becomes broken. Young fruiting bodies are typically 6 to 12 centimetres (2.4 to 4.7 inches) across, and are white or pale grey-brown in color. When fully mature, this species can reach dimensions of 15 centimetres (5.9 inches) broad by 25 centimetres (9.8 inches) tall. The underside of the puffball attaches to the ground through a root-like cluster of hyphae called a rhizomorph. This species is common and widespread, and grows from late summer through autumn. It grows singly or in small groups in soil, found in both coniferous and broadleaf woodlands, as well as on short grassland.
