Blackish Puffball vs Charmhaven Apple

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Angophora inopina

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Charmhaven Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Charmhaven Apple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Angophora
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Angophora inopina

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Charmhaven Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Charmhaven Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Charmhaven Apple

Habitat

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

Blackish Puffball

The Blackish Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) is a species in the genus Lycoperdon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Charmhaven Apple

The Charmhaven Apple (Angophora inopina) is a species in the genus Angophora. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.