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Lycoperdon echinatum

Pers.

Spiny Puffball

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911880
Element CodeNFFUNLYEC1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae
GenusLycoperdon
Synonyms
Utraria echinata(Pers.) Quél.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) recognizes Utraria echinata as the accepted name for this element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
DurlerDakota Prairie Grasslands12,464
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)