Species

Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)

Apioperdon pyriforme. Photo: (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Apioperdon pyriforme commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017 based on phylogenetic and morphological differences. It is the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Lycoperdaceae (Puffballs)
        Genus: Apioperdon
        Species: Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)

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