Puffball above, Lycoperdon pyriforme). 1.5 inches in diameter, edible when young growing on
dead maple bark. Available in August in southern Michigan (other puffballs). For more on edible
mushrooms, where to find, how to cook and identify see our DVD Edible Wild Plants III

Lycoperdon species 1.5 inches in diameter, edible when young. Spores exit
through hole. Found on dead wood, here dead maple.