Warted puffball
- Latin name: Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
- French name: Vesse de loup perlée
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Lycoperdales
- Synonym(s): Lycoperdon albidum Velen.,
Lycoperdon fagetorum Velen.,
Lycoperdon gemmatum Fr.,
Lycoperdon scrobiculatum Velen.,
Lycoperdon tasmanicum Mass.,
Lycoperdon turbinatum Lloyd
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Litter
Distribution
Eastern Canada
Damage, symptoms and biology
The fruiting body is white, sometimes yellowish or brownish, and pear-shaped. Its surface is covered with tiny spines or warts of variable size. With age, the surface becomes increasingly dry and brittle; it eventually splits open on top and the spores escape. The stem is very reduced and ends in tiny filaments at the base. The flesh is initially white and firm, becoming increasingly greenish and soft with age. At maturity, the flesh consists of a network of microscopic filaments interspersed with yellow-brown to olive-brown spores.
Other information
This mushroom is edible when young, white and firm. It is pleasant tasting but odourless.
Habitats : deciduous and coniferous forests and clearing with grass and other areas with herbaceous vegetation.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Photos
Fruiting body André Carpentier