you mentioned it was a type of mushroom, what was it again?
Puffball mushroom
Lycoperdon echinatum
Lycoperdon echinatum, commonly known as the spiny puffball or the spring puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus "Lycoperdon". 
what is lycoperdon echinatum? A type of puffball mushroom. where is it found? Africa, Europe, Central America, and North America are there any species similar to it? L. echinatum
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Lycoperdon echinatum [SEP] Introduction
Lycoperdon echinatum, commonly known as the spiny puffball or the spring puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus "Lycoperdon". The saprobic species has been found in Africa, Europe, Central America, and North America, where it grows on soil in deciduous woods, glades, and pastures. It has been proposed that North American specimens be considered a separate species, "Lycoperdon americanum", but this suggestion has not been followed by most authors. Molecular analysis indicates that "L. echinatum" is closely related to the puffball genus "Handkea". The fruit bodies of "L. echinatum" are wide by tall, supported by a small base, and densely covered with spines that are up to long.