Apioperdon

Apioperdon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Genus: Apioperdon
(Kreisel & D. Krüger) Vizzini
Species:
A. pyriforme
Binomial name
Apioperdon pyriforme
(Schaeff.) Vizzini
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff.
  • Lycoperdon pyriforme β tessellatum Pers. (1801)
  • Morganella pyriformis (Schaeff.) Kreisel & D.Krüger (2003)

Apioperdon pyriforme commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017 based on phylogenetic and morphological differences.[2][3] It is the only species in the genus.[2]

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