Lycoperdon molle, commonly known as the smooth puffball[2] or the soft puffball,[3] is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1799 by Dutch mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.[4] The puffball is edible when the internal flesh is still white.[3]
| Lycoperdon molle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. molle
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon molle Pers. (1801)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Lycoperdon molle | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is olive |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible or inedible |
References
edit- ^ "Lycoperdon molle Pers". Species Fungorum. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ McKnight VB, McKnight KH. (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America. Peterson Field Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-395-91090-0.
- ^ a b Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
- ^ Persoon CH. (1799). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin). Vol. 2. p. 70.
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