Lycoperdon mammiforme

*Lycoperdon mammiforme*
Mycological characteristics
Lycoperdon mammiforme Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is inedible

Lycoperdon mammiforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Lycoperdon
Species:	L. mammiforme
Binomial name
	Lycoperdon mammiforme; Pers. (1801)
Synonyms
	Lycoperdon velatum Vittad. (1842); Utraria velata (Vittad.) Quél. (1873);

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

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

External links

Lycoperdon mammiforme in Index Fungorum

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Lycoperdon_mammiforme-1] "GSD Species Synonymy: Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers. [as 'mammaeforme']". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[Phillips_2013-2] Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.

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