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FungusLCLeast Concern

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

About

The most familiar puffball in British woodland, covered in small spiny warts that leave a patterned scar as they fall. When mature it puffs out a cloud of brown spores from a pore at the top when struck by rain. Edible when young and white inside.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fungus
Latin name
Lycoperdon perlatum
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.