Lycoperdon perlatum
common puffball
As recorded: Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Agaricales › Lycoperdaceae
- Collected by
- Cooke, W.B.; Cooke, V.G.V.G. Cooke →W.J. Cooke →
- Collector number
- 21119
- Date
- October 4, 1947
- Locality
- Latah County; one-half mile west of U.S. 95; west end of Thatuna Ridge; T. 40 N.; R. 6 W.; S. 23
- Region
- Idaho, United States
- Elevation
- 945 m
- Identified by
- Cooke, W.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lycoperdon perlatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21,057 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Middle Prong Trail, Townsend, TN, US
(c) srvest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Wenksville Rd, Biglerville, PA, US
(c) ccblittle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
168 50 Bromma, Sweden
(c) nigel6789, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Farsø, North Denmark Region, DK
(c) Matthias Thomssen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck, Deutschland
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
16th Ave, Takoma Park, MD, US
(c) John Stith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lycoperdon perlatum. BISH 612376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956643470. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612376.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956643470 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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