3,060 observationsNNR
Spiny Puffball
Lycoperdon echinatum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Agaricales ›Family: Lycoperdaceae ›Genus: Lycoperdon
About
Lycoperdon echinatum, commonly known as the spiny puffball or the spring puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. The saprobic species has been found in Africa, Europe, Central America, and North America, where it grows on soil in deciduous woods, glades, and pastures. It has been proposed that North American specimens be considered a separate species, Lycoperdon americanum, but this suggestion has not been followed by most authors. Molecular analysis indicates that...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Spiny Puffball is Lycoperdon echinatum.
- The Spiny Puffball has a conservation status of NNR.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the order Agaricales.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the family Lycoperdaceae.
- Spiny Puffball belongs to the genus Lycoperdon.