Pestle-shaped puffball fungus (Calvatia excipuliformis). This puffball is found growing on leaf litter and grass. This is the fruiting body, reproduct

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Pestle-shaped puffball fungus (Calvatia excipuliformis). This puffball is found growing on leaf litter and grass. This is the fruiting body, reproductive structure, of the fungus. Photographed in October on Dartmoor, UK.

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