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Lycoperdon subumbrinum Jeppson & E. Larss.

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Scientific name
Lycoperdon subumbrinum
Author
Jeppson & E. Larss.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Lycoperdaceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Mikael Jeppson
Comments etc.
Mikael Jeppson

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes

A newly described species with the looks of L. molle and L. umbrinum. Identifications must be verified by DNA-sequencing.


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?

Species in need of more data to be evaluated on a global scale: NE


Geographic range

Fruitbodies have been observed in Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Spain. e-DNA records indicate a more or less cosmopolitan distribution.


Population and Trends

A recently described species that was formerly overlooked and mistaken for other puffball species. No estimation of population sizes or trends can currently be made.

Population Trend: Uncertain


Habitat and Ecology

Saprotrophic species. Habitat preferences not fully understood. The holotype is from a rich nemoral woodland on calcareoous soil, but later observations have shown it to be present also in coniferous forests on both calcareous and more acidoc soils.


Threats


Conservation Actions


Research needed

Species in need of more data (ID verified by DNA-sequencing) to be evaluated.


Use and Trade

None


Bibliography


Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted