Lycoperdon molle
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Lycoperdon molle is a type of puffball
mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon
. It was first described scientifically in 1799 by Dutch mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.
Puffball
A puffball is a member of any of several groups of fungus in the division Basidiomycota. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to be a polyphyletic assemblage. The distinguishing feature of all puffballs is...
mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon
Lycoperdon
Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. In general, it contains the smaller species such as the pear shaped puffball and the gem studded puffball. Most of the time they grow from dead wood and if they grow through the...
. It was first described scientifically in 1799 by Dutch mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.