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Lycoperdon umbrinum Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 1: 147 (1801)

Habitat: On acidic soils usually under conifers, frequently in plantations of Picea spp.

Notes: Rarely reported; apparently widespread but old records are often referable to Lycoperdon molle.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, W: !, NI: !, ROI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 53922; Scotland: K(M) 81088

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Non gilled fungi, Heterobasidiomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Gasteromycetes 2: 412 pp. (1986), p. 396, pl. 520
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gasteromycetoid Basidiomycetes, (Ed.: Lise Hansen & Henning Knudsen) 3: 444 pp. (1997), p. 339
D+I:, in Pegler, D.N., Læssøe, T., & Spooner, B.M, British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns: an account of the Gasteroid Fungi: 1-255 (1995), p. 164-165, pl. Figs 129/130

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