alpine lady's-mantle vs Tumbling Puffball

Alchemilla alpina compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

  • alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine lady's-mantle Tumbling 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 Bovista
Species Alchemilla alpina Bovista pila

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine lady's-mantle Tumbling 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).

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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).

Tumbling Puffball

No description available.

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