Protozoans › reticulate slime mold family
False Puffball
Reticularia lycoperdon
29 photos
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Easily confused with
Lycogala flavofuscum
Tapioca Slime MoldBrefeldia maxima
Dog Vomit Slime MoldFuligo septica
Reticularia splendens
Dog Sick Slime MouldDidymium spongiosum
Fuligo leviderma
Red Raspberry Slime MoldTubifera ferruginosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 19,718 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 16,270 |
| United Kingdom | 1,139 |
| California | 946 |
| England | 912 |
| Canada | 822 |
| Germany | 745 |
| Ontario | 442 |
| Russia | 396 |
| New York | 370 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | protozoans · Protozoa |
|---|---|
| Phylum | slime molds · Mycetozoa |
| Class | true slime molds · Myxomycetes |
| Order | Reticulariales |
| Family | reticulate slime mold family · Reticulariaceae |
| Genus | Reticularia |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise False Puffball with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.