Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers.
Synonyms: Lycoperdon foetans
Lycoperdon foetidum
Lycoperdon perlatum ß nigrescens
Lycoperdon perlatum var. nigrescens
Common Name: Dusky Puffball


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Lycoperdon nigrescensPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex (4)
Quercus petraea (3)
Pinus sylvestris (3)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Quercus (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Aesculus hippocastanum (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Abies grandis (1)
Abies alba (1)
Erica cinerea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland (15)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (8)
Woodland: mixed (6)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (5)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Coastland: grey dunes (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Sand-dune: dune heath (2)
Woodland (2)
Acid grassland: unimproved (1)
Bog: raised (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Coastland: fore dunes (1)
Grassland: acidic, upland (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Maritime cliff and slope (1)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Rowan-birch woods (1)
Wet heath/acid grassland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (56)
Soil (25)
Soil Needle (5)
Soil Leaves (2)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
August (6)
September (19)
October (56)
November (45)