Lycoperdon nigrescens

*Lycoperdon foetidum*
Mycological characteristics
Lycoperdon foetidum Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is olive
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible

Lycoperdon nigrescens
	Lycoperdon foetidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Lycoperdon
Species:	L. foetidum
Binomial name
	Lycoperdon foetidum; Wahlenb. (1794)

Lycoperdon foetidum, commonly known as the dusky puffball,^[1] is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1794 by the Swedish naturalist Göran Wahlenberg.^[2]

References

^ Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
^ "Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

External links

Lycoperdon nigrescens in Index Fungorum

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[Phillips_2013-1] Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.

[urlMycoBank:_Lycoperdon_nigrescens-2] "Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

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