| Species name | Lycoperdon lividum |
| Common name | Grassland puffball |
| Peridium (exterior) | Ochraceous to brown, slightly warty/granular, peeling away to reveal faintly veined brown inner peridium, irregular apical pore |
| Gleba (interior) | Firm and white > brown and powdery, sterile base spongy |
| Growth form | Trooping, tufted |
| Spore colour | Brown |
| Spore features | Subspherical, finely warty |
| Habitat | Grassland, pastures, dunes, lawns |
| Season | Summer-Autumn |
| Distribution | widespread, possibly common |
| Identifying feature | Spongy base |
| Similar species | Similar to other Lycoperdon species in its ochraceous colour but these species are not found in the same habitat |
Irish Grassland Fungi 