| Lycoperdon mammiforme | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. mammiforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lycoperdon velatum Vittad. |
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| Lycoperdon mammiforme | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| glebal hymenium | |
| no distinct cap | |
| hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| lacks a stipe | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: inedible | |
Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon, found in beech woodlands on chalk.
The fruiting 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 6 cm in diameter.