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Lycoperdon candidum. On the left is white puffball from White Lycoperdon Lycoperdon candidum mushroom As its spores mature the white covering will crack open leaving dark brown fruiting body Eventually it will expand by absorbing rainwater and end up like the old fruiting body on the right JIM CONRAD'S NATURALIST NEWSLETTER Written