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Lycoperdon pratense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Lycoperdaceae
Genus:	Lycoperdon
Species:	L. pratense
Binomial name
Lycoperdon pratense Pers. (1794)

Lycoperdon pratense, commonly known as the meadow puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. In the early stages of development its skin is scruffy whereas its bigger relatives have smooth skins. It grows to 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) wide and 5 cm (2 in) tall. Its stump-like stem differentiates it from the giant puffball.

It is found in Great Britain and Ireland, including the Outer Hebrides, mainland Europe, and occasionally in North America, and is commonly seen in sand dune systems, where it can be abundant in dune slacks as well as in grassland and lawns (as its vernacular name suggests). It is edible cooked.

References

1. Index Fungorum
2. ^ Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.

• "Lycoperdon pratense Pers. - Meadow Puffball". First Nature.
• "Lycoperdon pratense Pers. (1794)". Chris & Christine Johnson. 2016.

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