Species:
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Scientific name:
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Arabic name:
بيض الحرش الأسود
French name:
Vesse-de-loup noircissante
English name:
Dusky puffball, Blackening puffball
Habitat:
Heathland, and in sand dunes.
Surrounding vegetation:
Conifers
Ecological niche:
Mainly found under conifers in woodlands but also in grass on heathland.
Chromosome Number:
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Genome size:
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Cap:
Pear shaped, covered in dark-brown spines.
Gills / pores:
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An apical pore opens, through which spores are released by raindrops or a breeze.
Stem:
Stems are 1 to 2cm tall and typically 1.5cm in diameter.
Dimensions:
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An apical pore opens, through which spores are released by raindrops or a breeze.
Color(s):
the surface background initially pale brown turning mid to dark brown, covered in dark-brown spines.
Texture, other traits:
Before maturity it is covered with dark-brown spines, after maturity the surface becomes smooth.
Spore print
Spores
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