West Virginia, Pennsylvania. On ground in woods and grassy places in the open. McIlvaine.
L. molle is of frequent occurrence but not abundant. Though exceedingly soft, it holds its body in cooking and is well flavored.
Lycoperdon Turneri
With magnified spores.
(After Morgan.)
L. Tur´neri E. and E. Peridium obovoid, somewhat depressed above, plicate underneath, with a mycelium of rooting fibers. Cortex white, often gray or brownish above, consisting of minute spinules with intermingled granules; these after maturity dry up and are quite persistent, forming a minutely scabrous coat on the olive-brown shining surface of the inner peridium. Subgleba broad and shallow, scarcely occupying more than a fourth part of the peridium; mass of spores and capillitium greenish-yellow, then brownish-olivaceous; the threads with the main stem about as thick as the spores, and long tapering branches. Spores globose, minutely warted, 4–5µ in diameter, mostly with a short pedicel.
Peridium 1–2 in. in diameter and 1–2 in. in height. A very pretty puff-ball with a silky shining coat. Morgan.
New York, Peck, 49th Rep.; West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Ground in woods. August to October. McIlvaine.
Not frequent though general. It is good but must be young.
