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Lycoperdaceae

21 species · Fungi

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Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.

Lycoperdon perlatum, the common widespread puffball, is a saprobic fungus studied for mercury biosorption.

Lycoperdon molle Pers.

Lycoperdon molle is an edible puffball mushroom first scientifically described in 1799 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.

Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers.

Lycoperdon umbrinum, the umber brown puffball, is an edible saprophytic fungus with documented antibacterial and medicinal properties.

Lycoperdon pratense Pers.

Lycoperdon pratense, the meadow puffball, is an edible puffball mushroom found across parts of Europe and occasionally North America.

Lycoperdon curtisii Berk.

Lycoperdon curtisii is a nonpoisonous puffball mushroom species that can grow in fairy rings.

Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Pers.

Lycoperdon excipuliforme, the pestle puffball, is a widespread puffball fungus that grows in woodlands and grasslands from late summer to autumn.

Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers.

Lycoperdon nigrescens, the dusky puffball, is a puffball mushroom that grows in forests and alpine areas from summer to fall.

Lycoperdon echinatum Pers.

Lycoperdon echinatum Pers. is a spiny puffball fungus that grows mainly in deciduous, especially beech, forests across multiple continents.

Lycoperdon subincarnatum Peck

Lycoperdon subincarnatum is an Agaricaceae puffball first described in 1872, found in North America and China.

Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers.

Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible European puffball mushroom that grows on chalk soil in deciduous forests.

Gastropila fumosa (Zeller) P.Ponce de León

Gastropila fumosa is a puffball-like fungus of uncertain edibility that grows in western North American spruce-fir forests.

Calvatia gigantea (Batsch) Lloyd

Calvatia gigantea, the giant puffball, is a large mushroom with traditional medicinal uses as a styptic wound dressing.

Calvatia booniana A.H.Sm.

Calvatia booniana, the western giant puffball, is a large edible puffball native to western North America.

Langermannia pachyderma (Peck) Kreisel

Langermannia pachyderma is a thick-skinned puffball species native to western North America, with disputed records across other continents.

Calvatia sculpta (Harkn.) Lloyd

Calvatia sculpta, the sculptured puffball, is an uncommon fungus with distinct warts, known mostly from western North American high-elevation coniferous forests.

Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr. ex De Toni

Calvatia craniiformis, the brain puffball, is an edible puffball fungus found across Asia, Australia, and North America.

Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan

Calvatia cyathiformis is a puffball found in Australian grasslands, edible when young before spores darken.

Bovista plumbea Pers.

Bovista plumbea Pers. is a puffball fungus found in Western Europe and California, with young fruiting bodies that can be cooked.

Bovista pila Berk. & M.A.Curtis

Bovista pila is a puffball species widely distributed in North America, edible young, and used for traditional and organic medicinal purposes.

Calbovista subsculpta Morse ex M.T.Seidl

Calbovista subsculpta is a common edible mountain puffball found in western North American mountain ranges.

Apioperdon pyriforme (Schaeff.) Vizzini

Apioperdon pyriforme, the pear-shaped puffball, is a wood-rotting puffball fungus found in Europe and western North America.

Related Families

Amanitaceae 87 species Agaricaceae 83 species Tricholomataceae 66 species Hygrophoraceae 63 species Hymenogastraceae 59 species Mycenaceae 53 species Cortinariaceae 40 species Strophariaceae 39 species

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