| Name | Lycoperdon purpuraceum Berkeley & M. A. Curtis |
| Authorship | Berkeley & M. A. Curtis |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Lycoperdon Persoon |
| Citation | 1858 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 4: 124 |
| Holdings | 4 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Lycoperdon purpuraceum Berkeley & M. A. Curtis |
| Identification made in | [no date] (4) |