Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. (1796)
Gem-studded puffball, common puffball
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10/9/2013 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) 
10/9/2013 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 5 × 4½″ (13 × 11 cm) 
10/19/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
10/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 2½ × 2½″ (7.3 × 7.1 cm) 
9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 5″ (14 × 13 cm)
ID is uncertain 
9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (21 × 15 cm)
ID is uncertain 
9/20/2018 · Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 3 × 3″ (7.6 × 7.8 cm) 
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Lycoperdon perlatum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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