Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lycoperdon lividum Pers.
Synonyms: Lycoperdon cervinum
Lycoperdon cookei
Lycoperdon spadiceum
Common Name: Grassland Puffball


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Lycoperdon lividumPhotographer: © Peter Lyons
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex (1)
Erica cinerea (1)
Poaceae (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Coastland: grey dunes (4)
Grassland and marsh (4)
Calcareous grassland (3)
Acid grassland (2)
Coastland: fore dunes (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (2)
Coastland: yellow dunes (1)
Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Maritime cliff and slope (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (12)
Soil (9)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
August (3)
September (8)
October (12)
November (11)