[DOC] [TLE] Puffball - Wikipedia [PAR] A puffball is a member of any of several groups of fungi in the division 
Basidiomycota. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group 
called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to be a 
polyphyletic assemblage. ... Edibility and identification[edit]. Spores coming out of 
puffball fungus. [DOC] [TLE] Giant puffballs, Calvatia gigantea :Cornell Mushroom Blog [PAR] Oct 26, 2006 ... Giant puffball mushrooms are said to be some of the most tasty and fun to ... I 
turned to a book on my shelf I had never used before to figure out ... The puff balls 
an exceptional find ... Does anyone know if this can that happen? ... collectively 
huge, these aren't giant puffballs, they're just ordinary puffballs. [DOC] [TLE] Puffballs ate my mulch :Cornell Mushroom Blog [PAR] Oct 26, 2009 ... You might know them as members of the genus Lycoperdon (we'll revisit this later
). ... One shouldn't inhale the puffs of these puffballs either. ... You see, mycology 
is in the midst of the biggest revolution since Elias Fries ... These puffballs turn 
out to be genetically distant cousins of the true Lycoperdon... [DOC] [TLE] Giant Puffball Mushroom Identification and Cultivation [PAR] Curious about giant puffball mushroom identification and cultivation? Here you'll 
find info on how to identify these massive fungi, why it's so hard to grow ... Get in 
touch with your local mycology club to learn more about what's in your area! ... to 
harvest, saute and try it out (robbing the kids of their chance to stab it and kick it). [DOC] [TLE] Edible Puffballs in your front lawn  A Look at Calvatia Species | [PAR] Oct 7, 2010 ... Calvatia are fairly easy to identify as long as you know these mushrooms are in a 
... is rough to the touch, i.e. the serrated marks actually stick out on the poison 
pigskin puffball. ... Herbalism, mushroom identification, mushrooms, mycology, 
puffballs. .... Would a puff hold on to that much liquid for that long? [DOC] [TLE] Lycoperdon pyriforme, the wolf-fart puffball, Tom Volk's Fungus of ... [PAR] This month's fungus is a puffball, so-called because of its circular shape and 
ability to have its spores "puffed" out of a hole dissolved in the top. ... against the 
fruiting body, or curious mycologists tapping or squeezing the fruiting body. ... I 
much prefer the flavor of the giant puffballs to these smaller ones, which are 
usually... [DOC] [TLE] Wild About Mushrooms: Puffballs - Mycological Society of San ... [PAR] The name "puffball" is used here to refer to three genera of fungi, Calvatia, ... 
Assuming you have obtained reliable puffballs, you should sitll follow these steps 
before ... Pour out all but 1 teaspoon of the oil from the pan used to fry the 
puffballs. [DOC] [TLE] Lycoperdon perlatum (common puffball) | Plants & Fungi At Kew [PAR] It produces spores in the billions, puffed out at maturity through a small but ... and 
other puffball species can cause a lung disease known as lycoperdonosis. ... 
These specimens are made available for study by mycologists from around the... [DOC] [TLE] Puffballs (MushroomExpert.Com) [PAR] Puffballs range widely in size and appearance--from tiny species that grow in 
clusters on wood, ... I have not yet treated these mushrooms at MushroomExpert.
Com--and, to be frank, I know virtually nothing about them; I recommend Arora (
1986) for a thorough introductory treatment. .... Mycological Progress 4: 239-250. [DOC] [TLE] PUFFBALL USAGES AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS [PAR] May 3, 1983 ... A table summarizing these usages of puffballs is provided. ... even outside the 
narrower circle of mycologists. What little is known about usage and .... make-
believe volcanoes ("puffs" of smoke from the "craters") (Curtin 1974). .... when 
employed by the Indians to smoke out bees (Keewaydinoquay 1978). [DOC] [TLE] Spore dispersal of fungi [PAR] Aug 19, 2002 ... The giant puffball is an example of passive spore dispersal by wind.

Question: Mycologists know these are what a puffball puffs out
Answer: spores