Dark-Spored Puffball

Lycoperdon atropurpureum Vittad.

A species in the family Lycoperdaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Genus: Lycoperdon

What it is called

English: Dark-Spored Puffball

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Lycoperdon asterospermum Durieu & Mont.
Lycoperdon hirtum var. hirtellum (Peck) Sacc. & Traverso
Lycoperdon hirtum var. stellare (Peck) Sacc. & Traverso
Lycoperdon molle var. atropurpureum (Vittad.) F.Šmarda
Lycoperdon molle var. hirtellum (Peck) Kreisel
Lycoperdon molle var. stellare (Peck) Demoulin
Lycoperdon montanum var. atropurpureum (Vittad.) Bigeard & Guillemini
Lycoperdon stellare (Peck) Lloyd
Lycoperdon umbrinum var. atropurpureum (Vittad.) Hollós
Utraria atropurpurea (Vittad.) Quél.

Others in Lycoperdon

Lycoperdon abscissum Lycoperdon abyssinicum Lycoperdon adustum Lycoperdon albidum Lycoperdon albinum Lycoperdon albiperidium Lycoperdon albostipitatum Lycoperdon altimontanum Lycoperdon americanum Lycoperdon angulatum Lycoperdon arenicola Lycoperdon argentinum

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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