alpine lady's-mantle vs Soft Puffball

Alchemilla alpina compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Lycoperdon
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Soft Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden