| Lycoperdon nigrescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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1851 Lycoperdon foetidum Bonord. |
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| Lycoperdon nigrescens | |
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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 nigrescens is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1794 by the Swedish naturalist Göran Wahlenberg.[1]