Lycoperdon nigrescens

Lycoperdon nigrescens, with the synonym lycoperdon foetida, commonly known as the dusky puffball,[1] is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1794 by the Swedish naturalist Göran Wahlenberg.[2] Visually similar to other species when young, it grows increasingly darker with age, and lacks the pronounced stipe that old lycoperdon perlatum attain.[3]

Lycoperdon nigrescens
Lycoperdon foetidum
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L. foetidum
Binomial name
Lycoperdon foetidum
Wahlenb. (1794)
Lycoperdon foetidum
float
Mycological characteristics
glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
lacks a stipe
spore print is olive
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

References

  1. Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
  2. "Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
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