Flaky Puffball
Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers.
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Lycoperdon mammiforme
Classification from Wikipedia: Lycoperdon mammiforme. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 2 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 1 records · Foraging rules
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gleba |
|---|---|
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Lycoperdon mammiforme is a rare, inedible type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon, found in deciduous forest on chalk soil. It is found in Europe. The fruit body is spherical to pear shaped, at first pure white with slightly grainy inner skin and an outer skin which disintegrates in flakes that are soon shed, later ochre, chocolate-brown when old, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in diameter.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
Recent finds
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