Grey puffball
A species of True puffballs Scientific name : Bovista plumbea Genus : True puffballs
Grey puffball, A species of True puffballs
Scientific name: Bovista plumbea
Genus: True puffballs
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Description
The grey puffball grows in sparse grasslands where the wind can reach it. The 'ball' is connected to the ground only by hairlike mycelium, which fractures as it ages, allowing the spore-filled body to roll away with the wind and populate new areas. The specific epithet, plumbea, means "leaden," for the lead-like color of its inner surface.
Colors
Brown
Red
Gray
White
Habitat
Permanent pastures, old lawns, golf courses, dune slacks, golf courses and parks, roadside verges
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General Info
Habitat
Permanent pastures, old lawns, golf courses, dune slacks, golf courses and parks, roadside verges
Growth Form
Saprobic
Cap Diameter
2-5 cm
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Smell
Not distinctive
Spore Print
Brown
Species Status
Common
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Agaricaceae Genus
True puffballs Species
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