Does this forum id mushrooms? Found this one today. Carson National Forest, Taos, New Mexico, USA 9000 ft asl (~3000m) Pine/Fir forest floor. Paper thin cap, dry dusty spores pour out when poked open Maybe a puff ball of some sort
It probably is a puffball, try Calvatia bovista, syn. Calvatia utriformis View this thread regarding details of mushroom identification.
Thanks for you reply. Based on it, i read about Calvatia bovista/utriformis and the description seems to fit. Don't t worry i'm not about to eat it, I don't even pick them to id them, just take a photo. I guess since it is early fall, the interior is powder, whereas in the summer it is not.
