Puffball Mushroom

Plant - Lycoperdon spp.

Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. Most species are edible, ranging from mild to tasting distinctly of shrimp.

 

Main Photo Credit: 
"Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum), Yukon, Canada" by Austin Zeller, 2025. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Description: Wikipedia

Dene

Term Dialect
Doo'ii ahshii Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)

English

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Puffball mushroom Standard English

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