Pepper pot  (Myriostoma coliforme)

Facts

Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Class Basidiomycetes
Order Lycoperdales
Family Geastraceae
Genus Myriostoma (1)
Size Diameter of opened bulb: 3 – 10 cm (2)

Status

Short-listed for inclusion in the Bern Convention by the European Council for Conservation of Fungi (ECCF), and included on the Red Lists of 12 European countries (3).