Pear Puffball Fungus

Pear Puffball Fungus

This was my first find of 2015.  You may remember that I closed 2014 disillusioned and frustrated with photographing mushrooms because of ID difficulties.  I was encouraged that I could find this one in the book.  I was surprised to learn that it can grow under conifers or deliquescent trees.

Pear Puffball Fungus

In order to learn the type of substrait one must clear away litter to see the "roots".

Pear Puffball Fungus

This image shows that the substrait is wood, not soil.  It is obviously rotting wood.  The wood has not rotted to the point that it losses its form even though it was a small limb.

Pear Puffball Fungus

  The spores, "seeds", come out of the hole in the top as well as the pores in the side.  I think these individuals probably overwintered.  If you squeeze the puffball the spores fly out.

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