Lycoperdon Pers. non Tourn. ex L.
(puffballs)

Lycoperdon (puffballs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lycoperdon (puffballs) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Lycoperdon atropurpureum
Dark-spored Puffball
Species 1 trophisms
Lycoperdon caudatum
Pedicel Puffball, Pedicelled Puffball
Species 3 trophisms
Lycoperdon decipiens
Steppe Puffball
Species 1 trophisms
Lycoperdon echinatum
Spiny Puffball, Hedgehog Puffball
Species 8 trophisms 1 references
Lycoperdon ericaeum
Heath Puffball
Species 1 trophisms
Lycoperdon excipuliforme
Pestle Puffball, Pestle-shaped Puffball
Species 2 references
Lycoperdon lambinonii
Conifer Puffball
Species 1 trophisms
Lycoperdon lividum
Grassland Puffball
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Lycoperdon mammiforme
Flaky Puffball
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Lycoperdon molle
Soft Puffball, Soft-spined Puffball
Species 1 trophisms
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Dusky Puffball, Blackish Puffball
Species
Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball
Species 4 trophisms
Lycoperdon pratense
Meadow Puffball
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Lycoperdon radicatum
Rooting Puffball, Rooting Bovist
Species 2 references
Lycoperdon umbrinum
Umber-brown Puffball
Species 2 trophisms
Lycoperdon utriforme
Mosaic Puffball
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLycoperdon (puffballs)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycoperdon (puffballs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Lycoperdon (puffballs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V. 2006 Fungal foes in your garden no 62: Fairy Ring Mushrooms Mycologist Vol 20 (1): 36-37.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lycoperdon (puffballs):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 145 images of Lycoperdon (puffballs)
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