Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme. Stump Puffball mushrooms growing on a subalpine fir log (Abies lasiocarpa ), near the old Senate Mine on t

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Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme. Stump Puffball mushrooms growing on a subalpine fir log (Abies lasiocarpa ), near the old Senate Mine on the eastern side of Senate Mountain, in Granite County, Montana. Common names for this funus species include Pear-Shaped, or Stump Puffball. Latin named synonyms include, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Lycoperdon pyriforme β tessellatum, and Morganella pyriformis. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Lycoperdaceae Genus: Apioperdon Species: A. pyriforme

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Location: Anaconda Pintler Widerness, Granite County, Montana
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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