Identify this mushroom for me please!!!

[Tryggvi Emilsson]

Is this a serious response,or deliberate flame-bait?????!!!!

The fungus on this picture could be Lycoperdon perlatum.It could also a
button of an Agaricus, or an Amanita . Agaricus and Amanitas grow on
the ground, L.Perlatum USUALLY does not.The consequences of a mistake
could be ugly,to say the least!


T.Emilsson
U.of Illinois/Chem.




On Tue, 19 Mar 1996, George Riner wrote:

> Lycoperdon perlatum, a kind of 'puffball'.
> 
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> On Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:50:11 -0600, todd.guillory at utmb.edu (Todd A.
> Guillory) wrote:
> 
> >Hi, I took a photograph of a pretty common mushroom that grows in cow
> >trails in east Texas.  I'd apprecaite knowing the species name if anyone
> >can tell me.  A picture can be seen at:
> >
> >http://www.io.com/~tag/photo/album1.html
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
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