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Puffballs are NOT plants, they are mushrooms a type of fungal fruiting body. The puff that comes when the puffball is dried is the spores being dispersed into the air. If puffballs were left alone, they would dry and split. Through the splits, the spores would be released.
Yes
Mushrooms are members of the group of organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds.
Mosses reproduce by spores.
by exploding
yes
Puffballs. Puffballs are pear shaped fungus that contain spores....
Puffballs are a type of mushroom. They are in the fungus kingdom. Puffballs and other mushrooms grow from an underground organism. The part above ground is actually a reproductive structure designed to spread the spores.
the way they release spores.
Puffballs are NOT plants, they are mushrooms a type of fungal fruiting body. The puff that comes when the puffball is dried is the spores being dispersed into the air. If puffballs were left alone, they would dry and split. Through the splits, the spores would be released.
Probably because they are shaped like a ball and once they are mature they puff out their spores. The fact that they are edible earlier in their growth cycle may have been discovered after they were named.
Nope.
All members of the true puffball family are considered edible, but be sure to cut the young ones open to make sure there are no gills hidden inside. To prepare, remove any brown portions and tough skin, which sometimes peels off easily. Do not soak in anything.
they eat soil
puffballs
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