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Tag Archives: Puffballs
Giant Puffball Mushrooms
I went for a hike on Monday and, after several rain showers in the prior weeks, giant puffball mushrooms (Calvatia booniana) had sprouted up everywhere. I stopped counting after coming across fifty of them. They were all well past their … Continue reading →
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Tagged Backpacking, Foraging, Forest, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Mushrooms, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Puffballs, Wild Foods
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Gem-studded Puffball Mushrooms
Gem-studded puffball mushrooms grow in a wide variety of areas throughout Santa Barbara County. The specimens pictured here were growing trailside at the edge of dense stands of chaparral. Unlike the sort of giant puffballs I have found in Oregon, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gem-studded Puffball, Mushrooms, Mycology, Puffballs
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