Apioperdon
Sign in to saveApioperdon pyriforme, commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a species of fungus. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017. It is the only species in the genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyLycoperdaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- Family
- Lycoperdaceae
- Collections
- ILLS
- Recorded in
- United States
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Apioperdon pyriforme, commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a species of fungus. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017. It is the only species in the genus.
It is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world, growing on decaying wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apioperdon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.