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Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser
Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser
Leucoagaricus leucothites is a widespread white mushroom that can be mistaken for deadly toxic species.
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus (Peck) Singer
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus (Peck) Singer
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus is an inedible North American mushroom with a reddish brown cap and white gills.
Leucoagaricus barssii (Zeller) Vellinga
Leucoagaricus barssii (Zeller) Vellinga
Leucoagaricus barssii is a large white-fleshed dapperling mushroom rarely recorded across Europe and the UK, most often observed on the US West Coast.
Leucoagaricus nympharum (Kalchbr.) Bon
Leucoagaricus nympharum (Kalchbr.) Bon
Leucoagaricus nympharum is a rare, little-known large white scaly-capped dapperling mushroom.
Leucoagaricus lacrymans (T.K.A.Kumar & Manim.) Z.W.Ge & Zhu L.Yang
Leucoagaricus lacrymans (T.K.A.Kumar & Manim.) Z.W.Ge & Zhu L.Yang
This is a description of the mushroom Leucoagaricus lacrymans, covering its morphology, habitat, and known distribution.
Leucoagaricus roseilividus (Murrill) E.Ludw.
Leucoagaricus roseilividus (Murrill) E.Ludw.
Leucoagaricus roseilividus is a pinkish-purple mushroom found in Pacific Northwest coastal forests.
Coniolepiota spongodes (Berk. & Broome) Vellinga
Coniolepiota spongodes (Berk. & Broome) Vellinga
Coniolepiota is a monotypic agaricaceous fungal genus containing the single species Coniolepiota spongodes, found across Asia and South Africa.
Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
Lycoperdon perlatum, the common widespread puffball, is a saprobic fungus studied for mercury biosorption.
Lycoperdon molle Pers.
Lycoperdon molle Pers.
Lycoperdon molle is an edible puffball mushroom first scientifically described in 1799 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.
Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers.
Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers.
Lycoperdon umbrinum, the umber brown puffball, is an edible saprophytic fungus with documented antibacterial and medicinal properties.
Lycoperdon pratense Pers.
Lycoperdon pratense Pers.
Lycoperdon pratense, the meadow puffball, is an edible puffball mushroom found across parts of Europe and occasionally North America.
Lycoperdon curtisii Berk.
Lycoperdon curtisii Berk.
Lycoperdon curtisii is a nonpoisonous puffball mushroom species that can grow in fairy rings.
Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad.
Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad.
Lycoperdon marginatum is a common puffball fungus found across multiple continents with conflicting reports on its edibility.
Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Pers.
Lycoperdon excipuliforme (Scop.) Pers.
Lycoperdon excipuliforme, the pestle puffball, is a widespread puffball fungus that grows in woodlands and grasslands from late summer to autumn.
Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers.
Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers.
Lycoperdon nigrescens, the dusky puffball, is a puffball mushroom that grows in forests and alpine areas from summer to fall.
Lycoperdon echinatum Pers.
Lycoperdon echinatum Pers.
Lycoperdon echinatum Pers. is a spiny puffball fungus that grows mainly in deciduous, especially beech, forests across multiple continents.
Lycoperdon subincarnatum Peck
Lycoperdon subincarnatum Peck
Lycoperdon subincarnatum is an Agaricaceae puffball first described in 1872, found in North America and China.
Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers.
Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers.
Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible European puffball mushroom that grows on chalk soil in deciduous forests.
Gastropila fumosa (Zeller) P.Ponce de León
Gastropila fumosa (Zeller) P.Ponce de León
Gastropila fumosa is a puffball-like fungus of uncertain edibility that grows in western North American spruce-fir forests.
Calvatia gigantea (Batsch) Lloyd
Calvatia gigantea (Batsch) Lloyd
Calvatia gigantea, the giant puffball, is a large mushroom with traditional medicinal uses as a styptic wound dressing.
Calvatia booniana A.H.Sm.
Calvatia booniana A.H.Sm.
Calvatia booniana, the western giant puffball, is a large edible puffball native to western North America.
Langermannia pachyderma (Peck) Kreisel
Langermannia pachyderma (Peck) Kreisel
Langermannia pachyderma is a thick-skinned puffball species native to western North America, with disputed records across other continents.
Calvatia sculpta (Harkn.) Lloyd
Calvatia sculpta (Harkn.) Lloyd
Calvatia sculpta, the sculptured puffball, is an uncommon fungus with distinct warts, known mostly from western North American high-elevation coniferous forests.
Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr. ex De Toni
Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr. ex De Toni
Calvatia craniiformis, the brain puffball, is an edible puffball fungus found across Asia, Australia, and North America.
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