The Fungi World (152) : Pear-shaped Puffball

The Pear-shaped Puffball is a small but conspicuous fungus covered with tiny warts and granules.

It grows mostly on dead wood of rotten logs or stumps.

Dutch name : Peervormig Stuifzwammetje
German name : Birnen-Stäubling
Latin name : Lycoperdon pyriforme

Here you can see his big brother, the Common Puffball[fc-foto:26165787]