Lycoperdon nigrescens, with the synonym Lycoperdon foetidum, commonly known as the dusky puffball,[1] is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1794 by the Swedish naturalist Göran Wahlenberg.[2] Visually similar to other species when young, it grows increasingly darker with age, and lacks the pronounced stipe that old Lycoperdon perlatum attain.[3]
| Lycoperdon nigrescens | |
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| A similar species. L. nigrescens is darker between the spines. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Species: | L. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. (1794)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lycoperdon foetidum Bonord. | |
Lycoperdon nigrescens | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Spore print is olive |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
It appears from summer to fall in both conifer and hardwood forests, in addition to alpine areas. The caps are shaped somewhat like pears, with spines ranging in brightness, which later break off. The surface is dark between the spines. The stipe has thin strands coming from its base.[4]
References
edit- ^ Phillips R. (2013). Mushrooms: A Comprehensive Guide to Mushroom Identification. Pan Macmillan. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4472-6402-6.
- ^ "Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ ""Matchmaker Mushroom Identification"". 2019.
- ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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