Puffballs, Earthstars, and Stinkhorns

Puffballs, earthstars, and stinkhorns are types of gasteroid fungi, meaning their spores are produced internally. Unlike gilled mushrooms, they do not forcibly discharge their spores. Instead, spores are released through external forces like wind, rain, or animal contact. This list includes several species from these groups found in British Columbia, with information based on species accounts from E-Flora BC.