Lycoperdon perlatum

One of the first fungi to show is lycoperdon perlatum.

Lycoperdon perlatum are found growing in large groups on woodland soil and are edible when young.

A saprobic species, Lycoperdon perlatum grows solitarily, scattered, or in groups or clusters on the ground.

Lycoperdon perlatum (Syn.

Lycoperdon perlatum, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Known species of puffballs implicated in the etiology of the published cases include the widespread Lycoperdon perlatum (the "devil's snuff-box", L. gemmatum) and Calvatia gigantea, both of the Lycoperdaceae family.

Phylogenetic analysis of the sequence and secondary structure of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes coding for the internal transcribed spacer units suggests that Lycoperdon echinatum forms a clade with the puffball genus Handkea, separate from the type species of Lycoperdon, Lycoperdon perlatum.