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 ericaeum
2. Lycoperdon lambinonii
3. Lycoperdon marginatum
4. Lycoperdon molle
5. Lycoperdon nigrescens
6. Lycoperdon perlatum
7. Lycoperdon umbrinum

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