Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Lycoperdaceae |
Species: Apioperdon pyriforme (Schaeff.) Vizzini |
Synonyms: |
Coden Fwg Berffurf Lycoperdon pyriforme Lycoperdon pyriforme var. excipuliforme Lycoperdon pyriforme var. tesselatum Lycoperdon pyriforme ß tesselatum Lycoperdon pyriforme ß tessellatum |
Common Name: | Stump Puffball |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (47) Quercus (13) Corylus avellana (6) Fraxinus excelsior (4) Picea (3) Pinaceae (3) Quercus robur (3) Quercus petraea (3) Prunus laurocerasus (2) Ulmus glabra (2) Pinus sylvestris (2) Acer pseudoplatanus (2) Picea abies (2) Pseudotsuga menziesii (2) Crataegus monogyna (2) Betula (2) Rhododendron ponticum (1) Tilia (1) Picea sitchensis (1) Salix (1) Ilex aquifolium (1) Larix (1) Pinus (1) Sequoia (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (26) Woodland and scrub (24) Woodland: mixed (22) Woodland (19) Parkland and scattered trees (14) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (11) Woodland: broadleaved (9) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (9) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation (5) Built up area, domestic (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Bog: raised (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Improved grassland (2) Scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (2) Alnus glutinosa-Urtica dioica woodland (1) Bog (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Built-up areas (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (100) Soil (19) Dead Wood (13) Tree (9) Buried Wood (6) Root (4) Wood (4) Rotting Wood (2) Stem (2) Fallen Tree (1) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: January (15) March (5) April (3) May (3) June (1) July (7) August (16) September (69) October (110) November (33) December (4) |