protist, 1 month ago https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/b16773da-04e2-4d9f-8d96-997134196e2f.jpeg Went ahead and sliced it open. This is not a puffball, based on what I’m reading it’s probably an earthball. Might be Scleroderma polyrhizum “dead man’s hand” or Scleroderma michiganense “potato earthball.” Either way, not going to eat this one!
https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/b16773da-04e2-4d9f-8d96-997134196e2f.jpeg
Went ahead and sliced it open. This is not a puffball, based on what I’m reading it’s probably an earthball. Might be Scleroderma polyrhizum “dead man’s hand” or Scleroderma michiganense “potato earthball.” Either way, not going to eat this one!