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Dusty puffball

Bovista nigrescens

A species of True puffballs

Dusty puffball is a small, globular fungus with a distinctive powdery or dusty surface. Found typically in grassy areas, dusty puffball has a tendency to turn a darker color as it matures. Its round shape and dusty covering make it recognizable, while it releases spores into the air when pressed or split open.

Cap Diameter:

3 - 6 cm

Odor:

Mildly earthy, generally inoffensive aroma

General Info About Dusty puffball

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Attributes of Dusty puffball

Cap Diameter

3 - 6 cm

Height

1.5 - 2.5 cm

Cap

3 - 6 cm across; roughly spherical, slightly pointed at the bottom; white outer surface, inner dark brown; papery, slightly shiny

Stem

Lateral, rudimentary or absent

Flesh

Granular; brittle

Spore Print Color

Brown

Odor

Mildly earthy, generally inoffensive aroma

Body Color

Brown

White

Cream

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

On soil

You can find Dusty puffball by these plants:

Oaks

Species Status

Common in North and West Europe

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Dusty puffball

In grassland and woodland

Distribution Area of Dusty puffball

Europe,western Asia

Scientific Classification of Dusty puffball

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

True puffballs

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