Heath Puffball
Lycoperdon ericaeum Bonord.
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 | 4 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 4 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 26 |
| September | 19 |
| October | 26 |
| November | 10 |
| December | 3 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 18 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 9 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 9 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 7 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 5 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 5 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 4 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 4 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 4 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 3 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 3 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 3 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 3 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 3 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 3 records · Foraging rules
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- Maine3 records
- Yukon3 records
- Florida2 records
- Manitoba2 records
- Wisconsin1 records
- New Brunswick1 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- California1 records
- Idaho1 records
- Indiana1 records
- Minnesota1 records
- New Hampshire1 records
- Oregon1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Texas1 records
- British Columbia1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Lycoperdon
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Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
Inedible -
Peeling Puffball
Lycoperdon marginatum
Inedible -
Umber-brown Puffball
Lycoperdon umbrinum
Edible (per source) -
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Curtis's Puffball
Lycoperdon curtisii
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Blackish Puffball
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Soft Puffball
Lycoperdon molle
Edible (per source) -
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.