#order_Lycoperdales__Lycoperdales small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
supertype: fungus_order the order of fungi
member of: class_Gasteromycetes
member: family_Lycoperdaceae__Lycoperdaceae a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
member: genus_Lycoperdon__Lycoperdon genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
member: true_puffball__puffball any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
member: genus_Calvatia__Calvatia genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
member: giant_puffball__giantpuffball__Calvatia_gigantea huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
member: family_Geastraceae__Geastraceae a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
member: earthstar any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
member: genus_Geastrum__Geastrum type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
member: genus_Radiigera__Radiigera a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae
member: Radiigera_fuscogleba a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column of sterile tissue extending up into it
member: genus_Astreus__Astreus a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
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