← Species guideEdible with caution
Stump Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
Small pear-shaped puffballs clustered on decaying wood.
Edible with caution. A puffball must be examined internally and positively identified; never eat an unidentified white ball.
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Season
July to November
Where it grows
- Decaying wood
Identification
Also caution
Conifer Parasol
Chlorophyllum olivieri
A shaggy parasol-like mushroom in coniferous woodland. Several similar species require careful separation.
Wood Blewit
Lepista nuda
A late-season woodland mushroom with a striking lilac flush and a perfumed smell.
Field Blewit
Lepista saeva
A pasture mushroom with a dull buff cap and an unmistakable violet-blue stem.