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Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball
Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

ID: 0000 0000 0210 1151 (2010-02-10)

Copyright © 2010 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 28, 2008
  • latitude 46.38141   longitude 13.56723     View on Google Maps.
  • location   North slopes, at the foot of Mt. Rombon, 2.208 m (7.244 feet), middle Možnica valley, East Julian Alps (Posoèje, Slovenia)
  • notes   Slo.: betièasta prašnica - Habitat: A small opening in a mixed wood (predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies), among grass and other herbs, flat calcareous ground, partly shady, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 720 m (2.350 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil, eventually buried rotten wood? - Comment: I am unable to decide between L. perlatum and L. nigrescens. Some characters speak in favor for the first, some for the second… - Ref.: Personal communication Mr. Gregor Podgornik, NAC Tolmin. G. Pace, Vse o gobah (in Slovene), Mladinska Knjiga (1997), p 318. M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 304. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1089. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 326.
  • camera   Nikon D70 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
  • contributor's ID #  Bot_301/2008-3969
  • photo category: Fungi - fungi

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  • common names   Common Puffball (photographer)
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