A large grassland species with a short wide stem.  The puffball is covered in warty scales that wear off to show a brown skin.   Eventualy the top part disintegrates to show the brown spore mass.  

The name 'mosaic puffball' is misleading; many species in this family of puffballs have a mosaic pattern once the surface spines or warts have rubbed off.  

The Pestle Puffball Lycoperdon excipuliforme has a longer stem 

Photograph in habitat, giving an indication of size; provide close-up photo of the surface of the puffball. Note habitat.

Grassland

Autumn

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.