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

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 13 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 14 images 2 ident. refs
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Species 30 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 4 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 9 images
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Species 19 images
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Species 27 images 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Spores (Click to open)
Species 23 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Unidentified 6 images
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() 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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycoperdon (puffballs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lycoperdon (puffballs)
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