Talk:Puffball

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[edit] Poisonous

Which puffballs are poisonous and how do they "quite distinct"?24.83.178.11 07:19, 3 April 2007 (UTC)BeeCier

That could be a useful list in this article, if it's not too large. -Agyle 14:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article needs more references

I added a refimprove tag, as there's only the tree of life website currently cited, and that doesn't contain much of the info in the article. -Agyle 14:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Classification section out of date, or unclear?

The classification section lists three major orders, including parenthetical "related to...", like "Sclerodermatales (related to Boletales)." I don't understand what the "related to" means. Perhaps I'm confused by changes to the taxonomy of mushrooms, but if the order Sclerodermatales used to contain the family Sclerodermataceae (as suggested in thefreedictionary.com), which is now in order Boletales, then it seems the order is Boletales. Perhaps the source cited was obsolete, but since no sources are listed, that can't be checked. (See Scleroderma citrinum for an example of a puffball in order Botales, family Sclerodermatacaea). -Agyle 14:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

(Update: the article on Scleroderma citrinum which I gave as an example says it's not a puffball, it's an "Earth Ball." This seems at odds with unreliable online references (mushroomexpert.com or a museum website), but its source are older offline books, so perhaps it's correct, or perhaps it's based on obsolete information). -Agyle 15:18, 16 September 2007 (UTC)