Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lycoperdon echinatum Pers.
Synonyms: Lycoperdon hoylei
Common Name: Spiny Puffball


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
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Lycoperdon echinatum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Larix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
September (3)
October (3)