Lycoperdon Persoon
Syn. meth. fung.: 140. 1801.

Type species of the genus Lycoperdon :

• Lycoperdon perlatum Persoon

Keys and descriptions of the genus Lycoperdon :

• Pacific Northwest Key Council: Trial field key to the LYCOPERDACEAE & GEASTRACEAE in the Pacific Northwest
• Bates, S.T. (2004). Arizona members of the Geastraceae and Lycoperdaceae (Basidiomycota, Fungi). Masters Thesis. Arizona State University: Tempe, AZ. 445 p.
• Calonge, F.D. (1998). Flora Mycologica Iberica. Vol. 3. Gasteromycetes, I. Lycoperdales, Nidulariales, Phallales, Sclerodermatales, Tulostomatales. J. Cramer: Berlin, Germany. 271 p.
• Pegler, D. N., Læssøe, T. & Spooner, B. M. (1995). British Puffballs, Earthstars, and Stinkhorns. Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew, England. 255 p.

Lycoperdon species known to occur in California:

1. Lycoperdon curtisii
2. Lycoperdon ericaeum
3. Lycoperdon lambinonii
4. Lycoperdon marginatum
5. Lycoperdon molle
6. Lycoperdon nigrescens
7. Lycoperdon perlatum
8. Lycoperdon pyriforme
9. Lycoperdon subcretaceum
10. Lycoperdon umbrinum
11. Lycoperdon utriforme

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