Lycoperdon
Genus of fungi
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Through Taxonomy (biology)
The scientific name has been created with Greek words (lycos meaning wolf and perdomai meaning to fart) and based on several European dialects in which the mushroom name sounds like wolf-farts.
Most species are edible, ranging from mild to tasting distinctly of shrimp.
Species
- Lycoperdon caudatum (Syn. Lycoperdon pedicellatum) J.Schröt.
- Lycoperdon curtisii
- Lycoperdon echinatum Pers.
- Lycoperdon ericaceum (Syn. Lycoperdon muscorum)
- Lycoperdon ericaceum, var. subareolatum
- Lycoperdon lambinonii Demoulin 1972
- Lycoperdon lividum (Syn. Lycoperdon spadiceum) Pers. 1809
- Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers. 1801
- Lycoperdon marginatum (Syn. Lycoperdon candidum) Vittadini
- Lycoperdon molle
- Lycoperdon nigrescens (Syn. Lycoperdon foetidum) Bonord
- Lycoperdon norvegicum Demoulin 1971
- Lycoperdon ovoidisporum
- Lycoperdon perlatum (Syn. Lycoperdon gemmatum)
- Lycoperdon pratense
- Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff. 1774
- Lycoperdon pulcherrimum Berk. & M.A. Curtis
- Lycoperdon rupicola
- Lycoperdon subincarnatum
- Lycoperdon subumbrinum
- Lycoperdon umbrinum
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