Biology:Lycoperdon pulcherrimum
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Lycoperdon pulcherrimum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. pulcherrimum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon pulcherrimum Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1873)
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| Lycoperdon pulcherrimum | |
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 | 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 pulcherrimum is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1873 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis.[1] The fungus is found in the southern United States.[2]
References
- ↑ Berkeley MJ. (1873). "Notices of North American fungi". Grevillea 2 (16): 49–53.
- ↑ Miller HR, Miller OK Jr. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, Connecticut: Falcon Guides. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6707375 entry
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