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Lycoperdon mammiforme

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Lycoperdon mammiforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lycoperdon
Species:
L. mammiforme
Binomial name
Lycoperdon mammiforme
Pers. (1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycoperdon velatum Vittad. (1842)
  • Utraria velata (Vittad.) Quél. (1873)
Lycoperdon mammiforme
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon, found in deciduous forest on chalk soil. It is found in Europe. The fruit body is spherical to pear shaped, at first pure white with slightly grainy inner skin and an outer skin which disintegrates in flakes that are soon shed, later ochre, chocolate-brown when old, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in diameter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers. [as 'mammaeforme']". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  2. ^ Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
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