Lycoperdon mammiforme Pers.
(Flaky Puffball)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball)
GenusLycoperdon (puffballs)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball) :
1: Lycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball)
8 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies -  unripe and young - side viewsImage 2: Fruitbody - young - close-upImage 3: Scales - close-upImage 4: Scales - close-up (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2012 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 13 (2): 63-66.

Lycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lycoperdon mammiforme (Flaky Puffball)
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