Location: Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana, USA Habit: Scattered on the ground Fruiting body: Round Puffball covered with white warts that are breaking into patches. Very short stipe-like structure (base). Fruiting body color: Beige whitish warts covering a brown inner skin that appears at the center of the Puffball. Fruiting body Surface: Dry and buffy. Areolate/ cracked and squarrose scales covering the surface. Fruiting body size: 2 to 4 cm. Flesh: The ball filled with brownish spore dust. Odor: earthy Latex: None Annulus: None Volva type: None