Lycoperdon pratense, commonly known as the meadow puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. In the early stages of development its skin is scruffy whereas its bigger relatives have smooth skins. It grows to 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) wide and 5 cm (2 in) tall. Its stump-like stem differentiates it from the giant puffball.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Meadow Puffball being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lycoperdon lividum
- Lycoperdon curtisii
- Lycoperdon marginatum
- Lycoperdon molle
- Lycoperdon dermoxanthum
- Lycoperdon perlatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Lycoperdaceae
- Genus
- Lycoperdon
- Species
- Lycoperdon pratense
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