Puffball
type of fungus
A puffball is the common name for several groups of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. Puffballs include the genera of Calvatia, Calbovista and Lycoperdon.[1]
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| Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball | |
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All false puffballs are inedible, as they are tough and bitter to taste. The genus Scleroderma, which has a young purple gleba, should be avoided.[2]
References
change- ↑ Freedman, Louise; Mycological Society of San Francisco (2000) [1987]. "Wild About Mushrooms:Puffballs". Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ Miller, Orson K. (1977). Mushrooms of North America. New York, NY: E.P. Dutton Publisher. p. 298. ISBN 0-525-47482-X.
