Colin Varndell / Young fruiting bodies of Spiny puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) fungus. New Forest Hamshire, UK October.

Adrian Davies / Spiny puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / Spiny puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) Surrey, England, UK. September.

Philippe Clement / Mature fruiting body of Spiny puffball / Spring puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum) on soil in deciduous wood, Luxembourg, August

George McCarthy / Spiny puffball fungus {Lycoperdon echinatum} in woodland, UK

Colin Varndell / Earthball (Lycoperdon echinatum) fungus, young fruiting body, New Forest, Hampshire, UK. October.