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LOCATION:
Trail End Area
DATE FOUND:
Day 12 – 21 October 2023
I found these spiky, white puffballs on the side of the path in leaf litter.
Their stems were considerable and much the same as the “caps”.
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On Day 13 (28 October 2023), these had grown larger and slightly darker.
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