marronnier de l'Ohio vs Brown Puffball

Aesculus glabra compared with Bovista nigrescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank marronnier de l'Ohio Brown Puffball
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Lycoperdaceae
Genus Aesculus Bovista
Species Aesculus glabra Bovista nigrescens

Conservation Status

marronnier de l'Ohio

LC — Least Concern

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute marronnier de l'Ohio Brown Puffball
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

marronnier de l'Ohio

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

marronnier de l'Ohio

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

Brown Puffball

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

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