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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols)
Lycoperdon
(a genus of puffballs)
Lycoperdon
is also a member of:
Macromycetes
(via Agaricales)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Lycoperdon Tourn. ex L., 1754 (a genus of puffballs)

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos Date Vice-county Country
Lycoperdon? Fruitbody 6 6 23 Sep 2006 Derby England

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs
Species Lycoperdon echinatum Pers., 1797 (Spiny or Hedgehog Puffball) 3 3 7   1
Species Lycoperdon lividum Pers., 1809 (Grassland Puffball) 17   13   1
Species Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers., 1801 (Flaky Puffball) 4       1
Species Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers., 1794 (Dusky Puffball) 6     3  
Species Lycoperdon perlatum Pers., 1796 (Common Puffball) 15 2 2    
Species Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff., 1763 (Stump Puffball) 10        

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M., 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 general literature references to Lycoperdon (a genus of puffballs)

Lycoperdon may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 AGARICACEAE
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols)
Macromycetes (via Agaricales) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 30 feeding and other relationships of Lycoperdon (a genus of puffballs)

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