Dear Nalini Ji , I don't think this is *Lycoperdon perlatum* which has a spiny architecture which not so well noted in Dinesh Ji's photos. Regards Tanay
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:20 AM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: > wud have liked to see from the side. > could it be *common puffball*, *gem-studded puffball* or *devil's > snuff-box* (*Lycoperdon perlatum*) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoperdon_perlatum > German name Flaschenbovist, edible, when young. > Gem-studded puffballs are considered to be a choice edible mushroom when > young and the gleba <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleba> is homogeneous > and white. They become inedible as they mature: the gleba becomes > yellow-tinged, then finally develops into a mass of powdery olive-green > spores. > Regards > Nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, July 02, 2010 8:54 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:40091] DV - 27JUN10 - 1254 :: small, spherical > off-white mushroom > > Dear friends, > ID please of mushroom > > Date/Time : June 27, 2010 at 12.54pm IST > Location Place : near Pavana Lake, Lonavala > Altitude : about 688 m (above mean sea level) > GPS : 18°39'4.82"N, 73°30'8.66"E > > Habitat : wild > Type : grassland on ridge slope > > Habit : mushroom > Height : about 10 - 15 mm > Size : diameter 10 - 15 mm > > > > Regards. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
