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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Agaricaceae: Lycoperdon curtisii Berk.

Lycoperdon curtisii

Synonym: Vascellum curtisii.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Lycoperdon curtisii is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1859 by Miles Joseph Berkeley. Vascellum curtisii, published by Hanns Kreisel in 1963, is a synonym. Its fruit bodies (puffballs) have been recorded growing in fairy rings.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on a sandy trail on an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2009-10-02.htm">October 2, 2009</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on a sandy trail on an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
Mature puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-09-27.htm">September 27, 2013</A>
LinkMature puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2013
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-09-27.htm">September 27, 2013</A>
LinkPuffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2013
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) pulcherrimum(?) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-09-28.htm">September 28, 2013</A>
LinkPuffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) pulcherrimum(?) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 28, 2013
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Sam Houston National Forest, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Small puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) on a road near power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-09-30.htm">September 30, 2013</A>
LinkSmall puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on a road near power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, September 30, 2013
Location on maps8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Small puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-10-02.htm">October 2, 2013</A>
LinkSmall puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 2, 2013
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Small puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on sand of Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2013-10-02.htm">October 2, 2013</A>
LinkSmall puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) or pulcherrimum(?) on sand of Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 2, 2013
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-11-04.htm">November 4, 2017</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2017
Location on mapsBee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-21.htm">December 21, 2017</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2017
Location on mapsBee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-03-12.htm">March 12, 2018</A>
LinkPuffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2018
Location on mapsRaccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-04.htm">April 4, 2018</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii)(?) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 4, 2018
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Small puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-04-25.htm">April 25, 2018</A>
LinkSmall puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 25, 2018
Location on mapsPost Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Small puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-10.htm">May 10, 2018</A>
LinkSmall puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2018
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii)(?) on a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-25.htm">May 25, 2018</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii)(?) on a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2018
Location on maps906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> (Vascellum curtisii) on sandy soil under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-05-28.htm">May 28, 2018</A>
LinkPuffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii (Vascellum curtisii) on sandy soil under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 28, 2018
Location on mapsIron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Young puffball mushrooms <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> together with Nostoc on a sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-10.htm">January 10, 2024</A>
LinkYoung puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon curtisii together with Nostoc on a sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
Location on mapsRacoon Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Close-up of a young puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-10.htm">January 10, 2024</A>
LinkClose-up of a young puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
Location on mapsRacoon Run Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Tissues of a puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
LinkTissues of a puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
Basidia(?) of a puffball mushroom <B>Lycoperdon curtisii</B> collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024
LinkBasidia(?) of a puffball mushroom Lycoperdon curtisii collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024

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