Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lycoperdon molle Pers.

Synonyms:

Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Common Name:

Soft Puffball

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (8) Quercus (4) Betula pubescens (1) Tilia (1) Pinus (1) Castanea sativa (1) Corylus avellana (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (5) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (14) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Leaves (4) Stump (2) Root (1) Stony (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) May (1) August (4) September (5) October (17) November (4)