26 points
This fungus.
20 points
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Central Texas zone 8b, near the Balcones Canyonlands. Escarpment live oak and Ashe juniper growing nearby.
14 points
Went ahead and sliced it open. This is not a puffball, based on what I’m reading it’s probably an earthball. Might be Scleroderma polyrhizum “dead man’s hand” or Scleroderma michiganense “potato earthball.” Either way, not going to eat this one!
16 points
Google image search tells me that’s either an earth puffball or a piece of bread with black garlic on it.
11 points
-1 points
9 points
Puffballs! Step on them when really dry and they make a satisfying POP under your foot
9 points
App on my phone says Hard-Skinned Puffball
10 points
7 points
2 points
Eat it
36 points
17 points
6 points
3 points
