Blue star vs Tumbling Puffball

Amsonia orientalis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Bovista
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.