Pumpkin mushroom (Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.) is an edible mushroom from the mushroom family (Agaricaceae). The fruiting body is initially white, later when the spores mature it becomes brown, it is pumpkin-shaped, the lower part is narrowed and sterile, in the upper part there is a round thickening which is covered with white, brittle spines that fall off easily. It grows 2-9 cm high, 2-6 cm wide. A hole is created at the top of the fruiting body from which it ejects mature spores, and when it ejects all the spores it dries up. The meat is white when cut, later blackish, hard, odorless, pleasant taste. Spores are round, smooth or warty, the otrusine is olive brown.

It is distributed almost all over the world. It often grows singly or in groups from spring to late autumn in deciduous, coniferous or mixed forests.

It is an edible mushroom, only when it is young and while the fruiting body is still white. The stem is not eaten, and the outer covering is peeled off the upper part. It is edible raw, it is not suitable for drying and pickling.