Lycoperdon pyriforme
Pear Puffball ( Lycoperdon pyriforme )
The Pear Puffball ( Lycoperdon pyriforme ) is a species of fungus in the family of mushroom relatives ( Agaricaceae ). It is widespread, very common in Central Europe, and the only growing on wood Puffball. Young, white-fleshed fruit bodies are edible, later, the fungus is inedible.
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Features
Macroscopic characteristics
The tufted, pear-shaped fruit body has a spherical top and a tapered base. It has a diameter of 2-3.5 (-5 ) cm and reaches a height of 1-5 ( -8) cm. The surface is very young covered with fine spines that fall off soon, leaving a soft, smooth texture. Later, the outer shell gets a paper-like consistency and rips a maturity at the apex. Through this opening, get the spores ( olive) brown dust into the atmosphere. The color is cream-colored young and is pale brown later. The fruit pulp is initially white and firm, later yellowish to brownish olive green and ripens to a cottony, dusty structure. Under the Glebakammer the meat will be to old age white. Fruiting bodies remains often survive the winter. The meat tastes mild and unpleasant smell like gas. Are white, branched Myzelstränge At the arm base.
Microscopic characteristics
The olive-brown spores measure 3 to 4.5 micrometers, round shaped, superficially smooth and without a Pedizelle.
Ecology
The species lives as Saprobiont in dead wood and fruiting from August to November. It is common in many parts of the world and at least in Europe and North America very often.
Systematics and Taxonomy
The official scientific description was published in 1774 in a work by Jacob Christian Schäffer. The Style epithet " pyriforme " comes from Latin and means " pear-shaped ". A 2001 study published by Dirk Krueger from zusammengestelltem genome subject material as well as a number of other mycologists suggest that the genus is polyphyletic Lycoperdon and thereby most distinguishes Bulb Puffball by the group. This is supported by several morphological features such as the presence of rhizomorphs and that it grows on wood. A publication from 2003 situate him in the genus Morganella and changed the ending of the epithet of congruence to " pyriformis ". In a published 2008 Working phylogenetics of Lycoperdaceae Larsson and Jeppson arrange the species, taking account of more species studied further to the genus Lycoperdon.
Importance
You are immature edible ( as long as the meat is white) and used as edible mushrooms. The meat is slimy when cooked and often gelatinous.