Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Curtis'S Puffball

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lycoperdon curtisii

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Curtis'S Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Lycoperdon
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lycoperdon curtisii

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Curtis'S Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.