| Lycoperdon umbrinum | |
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| Lycoperdon umbrinum, found in Gala (Norway) in late August. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. umbrinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers. (1801) |
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| Lycoperdon umbrinum | |
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| 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: edible | |
Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball, is a type of Puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It is found in China,[1], Europe,[2] and North America.[3]
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This species has a fruiting body that is shaped like a top or a pear, with a short, partly buried stipe. It is 2 to 5 cm (0.8 to 2.0 in) tall and 1 to 4 cm (0.4 to 1.6 in) broad. The fruiting body is initially pale brown then reddish to blackish brown, and the outer wall has slender, persistent spines up to 1 mm long. Spores are roughly spherical, 3.5–5.5 µm in diameter, with fine warts and a pedicel that is 0.5–15 µm long. It is uncommon and found mostly in coniferous woods on sandy soils.[4]