Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Agaricaceae Scientific name Lycoperdon pulcherrimum | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Lycoperdon Rank Species | |
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Similar Lycoperdon curtisii, Lycoperdon marginatum, Calvatia bovista, Lycoperdon nigrescens, Lycoperdon subincarnatum | ||
Lycoperdon pulcherrimum fungi kingdom
Lycoperdon pulcherrimum is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1873 by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis. The fungus is found in the southern United States.
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