Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Lycoperdaceae
Species: Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.

Synonyms:

Coden Fwg Gyffredin Lycoperdon bonordenii Lycoperdon gemmatum Lycoperdon gemmatum var. perlatum Lycoperdon perlatum var. bonordenii Lycoperdon perlatum var. perlatum

Common Name:

Common Puffball

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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) Quercus petraea (2) Pinus (2) Salix (2) Picea sitchensis (2) Pinaceae (2) Larix (2) Alnus glutinosa (2) Quercus robur (1) Tilia (1) Rubus fruticosus agg. (1) Carex (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Poa (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Larix decidua (1) Picea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (31) Woodland and scrub (27) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (26) Woodland: mixed (26) 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 (29) September (74) October (147) November (30) December (2)