Dark-Spored Puffball
Lycoperdon atropurpureum Vittad.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 10 |
| August | 25 |
| September | 43 |
| October | 40 |
| November | 7 |
| December | 4 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 31 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 21 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 19 records · Foraging rules
- New York 18 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 18 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 15 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 14 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 11 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 6 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 6 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 5 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 5 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 4 records · Foraging rules
- California 4 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 3 records · Foraging rules
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- Georgia3 records
- Connecticut3 records
- Vermont3 records
- Colorado3 records
- New Mexico3 records
- New Jersey3 records
- Michigan3 records
- Montana3 records
- Maine2 records
- Arkansas2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Iowa2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Maryland2 records
- New Hampshire2 records
- West Virginia2 records
- British Columbia1 records
- Kansas1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Indiana1 records
- Delaware1 records
- Yukon1 records
- Quebec1 records
- Manitoba1 records
- Nebraska1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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Common Puffball
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Inedible - No photo yet
Peeling Puffball
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Umber-brown Puffball
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Curtis's Puffball
Lycoperdon curtisii
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Blackish Puffball
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Soft Puffball
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Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Lycoperdon rimulatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.