chainfruit vs Peeling Puffball

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Lycoperdon marginatum

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Peeling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Peeling 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	Alyxia	Lycoperdon
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Lycoperdon marginatum

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Peeling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Peeling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Peeling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Germany, Norway, and United States.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.