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The Meadow Puffball (Lycoperdon pratense) is an edible puffball mushroom that can be found in lawns, meadows, and parks.
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Edible puffball mushrooms lack gills and are pure white inside. The meadow puffball has a stump-like stem, which differentiates it from the also edible Giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) which lacks a stem.
Once the interior of puffballs starts to turn yellow or green it is no longer edible. Edible puffballs have a mild mushroom taste. They can be substituted for tofu, used instead of pizza crust, or dried and turned into flour.
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Puffballs must be differentiated from toxic earthballs (Scleroderma citrinum), which have pale gray inner material which turns black with age.
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Written by Amy Demers, founder of the Connecticut Foraging Club. To learn more about foraging in Connecticut, check out our upcoming classes.