Butterfly-leaf vs Soft Puffball

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Lycoperdon
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

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

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.