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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species.[2] In general, it contains the smaller species such as the pear-shaped puffball and the gem-studded puffball. It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales, as the type genus which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny, has been split. Lycoperdon is now placed in the family Agaricaceae of the order Agaricales.
| Lycoperdon | |
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| Lycoperdon perlatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdon |
| Type species | |
| Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. (1794) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The scientific name has been created with Greek words (lycos meaning wolf and perdomai meaning to fart)[citation needed] 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.
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