Lycoperdon mammiforme

Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon, found in deciduous forest on chalk soil. It is found in Europe. The fruit body is spherical to pear shaped, at first pure white with slightly grainy inner skin and an outer skin which disintegrates in flakes that are soon shed, later ochre, chocolate-brown when old, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in diameter.[2]

Lycoperdon mammiforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Agaricaceae
Genus:
Lycoperdon
Species:
L. mammiforme
Binomial name
Lycoperdon mammiforme
Pers. (1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycoperdon velatum Vittad. (1842)
  • Utraria velata (Vittad.) Quél. (1873)
Lycoperdon mammiforme
float
Mycological characteristics
glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
lacks a stipe
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: inedible

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers. [as 'mammaeforme']". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  2. Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.


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