A recently described puffball. Morphology and ITS-data seem to be homogeneous in Eurasia. ITS-data from Mexican samples deviate somewhat and should be studied further.

Wide geographical range + specific and abundant habitats. No immediate threats. LC.

A widely recorded Europe, Asia and N. America. Mexican records deviate slightly in their molecular data and are in need of further study.

Described in 2012 from Norway, L rupicola has proven to have a wide distribution range, Due to its small size and its choice of habitat (mossy siliceous cliffs, not often visited by mycologists) it has potentially been stongly underrecorded. Although only represented by appr. 100 records in GBIF (2024) it can be expected to be more frequent than the current records indicate.

Main habitat on siliceous rocks or cliffs where it grows among low mosses.  Most records are from semi-shaded localities in light woodlands in the temperate region. The Indian record is from a subalpine woodland.  It has occasionally also been recorded on the ground, growing among mosses on acidic sand in light pine woodlands (W. Slovakia and Sweden).

Habitats of L. rupicola (siliceous cliffs and rocks as well as on the ground in sandy woodland) occur abundantly in many parts of the world. No immediate threats can thus be detected.

Dedicated search missions in suitable habitats as well as monitoring of known localities in order to study population trends.
Mexican records deviate slightly in their molecular data and are in need of further study.

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