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Lycoperdon molle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Lycoperdaceae
Genus:	Lycoperdon
Species:	L. molle
Binomial name
Lycoperdon molle Pers. (1801)
Synonyms
Lycoperdon gemmatum var. furfuraceum Fr. (1829) Lycoperdon gemmatum var. molle (Pers.) De Toni (1888)

Lycoperdon molleMycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is olive
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible or inedible

Lycoperdon molle, commonly known as the smooth puffball or the soft puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1799 by Dutch mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. The puffball is edible when the internal flesh is still white.

References

1. "Lycoperdon molle Pers". Species Fungorum. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
2. McKnight VB, McKnight KH. (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America. Peterson Field Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-395-91090-0.
3. ^ Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
4. Persoon CH. (1799). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin). Vol. 2. p. 70.

External links

• Lycoperdon molle in Index Fungorum

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