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Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenb.

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Scientific name
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Author
Wahlenb.
Common names
Dusky Puffball
Mörk röksvamp
Smirdošais pūpēdis
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Agaricaceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Mikael Jeppson
Comments etc.
Mikael Jeppson, Inita Daniele

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes

Lycoperdon nigrescens Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 87 (1794) (non Lycoperdon nigrescens Wahlenberg).
Synonyms: L. foetidum Bonord, L. foetidum var. peckii (Morgan) Demoulin


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?

Abundant species in the northern hemisphere but with a cosmopolitan distribution. Grows in a wide range of woodland and grassland/heathland habitats. Suggested: LC


Geographic range

N. America and Eurasia. Scattered records from Africa (Congo), S. America and Australia to be verified. Abundant species.


Population and Trends

More than 8600 records on the GBIF database; wide distribution in the northern hemispere with strongholds in Europe.  It has a broad ecological range. Population is stable.

Population Trend: Stable


Habitat and Ecology

Saportrophic in acidic or neutral grassland habitats, heathland, arctic/alpine heathland, coniferous and deciduous woodland.


Threats

No current threats


Conservation Actions


Research needed


Use and Trade

None


Bibliography


Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted