Lycoperdon molle

Lycoperdon molle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lycoperdon
Species: L. molle
Binomial name
Lycoperdon molle
Pers.
Synonyms[1]

Lycoperdon gemmatum var. furfuraceum Fr.
Lycoperdon gemmatum var. molle (Pers.) De Toni

Lycoperdon molle
Mycological characteristics
glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
lacks a stipe
spore print is olive
ecology is saprotrophic

Lycoperdon molle is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1799 by Dutch mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lycoperdon molle Pers.". Species Fungorum. International Mycological Association. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=271483. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ Persoon CH. (1799) (in Latin). Observationes mycologicae. 2. p. 70. 

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