Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Lycoperdaceae
Species: Apioperdon pyriforme (Schaeff.) Vizzini

Synonyms:

Lycoperdon pyriforme Lycoperdon pyriforme ß tesselatum Lycoperdon pyriforme var. excipuliforme Lycoperdon pyriforme var. tesselatum

Common Name:

Stump Puffball

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (46) Quercus (13) Corylus avellana (6) Fraxinus excelsior (4) Pinaceae (3) Quercus petraea (3) Quercus robur (3) Picea (3) Pseudotsuga menziesii (2) Prunus laurocerasus (2) Pinus sylvestris (2) Picea abies (2) Ulmus glabra (2) Crataegus monogyna (2) Acer pseudoplatanus (2) Betula (2) Sequoia (1) Salix (1) Tilia (1) Pinus (1) Picea sitchensis (1) Larix (1) Ilex aquifolium (1) Rhododendron ponticum (1)

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) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation (5) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Bog: raised (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (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) Improved grassland (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) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (97) Soil (19) Dead Wood (13) Tree (9) Buried Wood (4) Root (4) Wood (4) Rotting Wood (2) Stem (2) Fallen Tree (1) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (15) March (5) April (3) May (3) June (1) July (7) August (14) September (62) October (106) November (30) December (4)