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Peeling puffball
Lycoperdon marginatum
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About
Lycoperdon marginatum, commonly known as the peeling puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. A common species, it is found in Europe and North America, where it grows on the ground. It is characterized by the way that the spiny outer layer peels off in sheets.
- Family
- Agaricaceae
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- Name
- Lycoperdon marginatum
- Slug
- lycoperdon-marginatum
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Genus
- Lycoperdon
- Species
- marginatum
- Wikidata QID
- Q306634
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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