LYCOPERDACEAE (Puffball family)

Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad. peeling puffball [US; Illinois; Jackson County; T10S, R1W, S36][solitary, north side of boat launch road, about 215 m northwest of Grassy Lake, Giant City State Park; June 22, 2001; Collected & identified by Chuck Walker; #IL179]

Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. common puffball or gemmed puffball [US; Illinois; Jackson County; Carbondale; T9S, R1W, S34] [cespitose to scattered, growing in soil on trail, Marberry Arboretum; July 30, 2001; Collected by Lauren Kitover; Identified by Chuck Walker #IL226]

Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. common puffball or gemmed puffball [US; Illinois; Jackson County; Carbondale; T9S, R1W, S28] [cespitose to scattered under red oak tree, 20 m off the southeast corner of the tennis courts on Logan Dr., Southern Hills; August 16, 2001; Collected & identified by Chuck Walker; #IL245]