Distinctive fungi with spore that develop in a ball-like mass inside a rounded spore sack. The Common Puffball has a typical apical pore

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Distinctive fungi with spore that develop in a ball-like mass inside a rounded spore sack. The Common Puffball has a typical apical pore the spore are emitted from and they are found in all types of woodland

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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