Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae
Species: Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
Synonyms: Lycoperdon bonordenii
Lycoperdon gemmatum
Lycoperdon gemmatum var. perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum var. bonordenii
Lycoperdon perlatum var. perlatum
Common Name: Common Puffball


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Lycoperdon perlatumPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (51)
Quercus (10)
Betula (6)
Picea abies (5)
Corylus avellana (5)
Fraxinus excelsior (3)
Pinaceae (2)
Salix (2)
Pinus (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Alnus glutinosa (2)
Picea sitchensis (2)
Larix (2)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Carex (1)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Poa (1)
Larix decidua (1)
Picea (1)
Tilia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (31)
Woodland and scrub (27)
Woodland: mixed (26)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (23)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (13)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (11)
Parkland and scattered trees (10)
Woodland: broadleaved (9)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (7)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (3)
Bog: raised (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Grassland: improved/reseeded, lowland (1)
Improved grassland (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Other artificial habitats (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Scrub (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (101)
Soil Leaves (29)
Soil Grassy (20)
Soil Needle (10)
Soil Mossy (9)
Leaf Litter (6)
Stump (5)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (17)
February (1)
March (4)
April (1)
May (2)
June (1)
July (4)
August (24)
September (73)
October (142)
November (30)
December (2)