Bed-jacket vs Grey Puffball

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Grey Puffball
Kingdom Plantae (식물) Fungi (균계)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (피자식물문) Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class Magnoliopsida (목련강) Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order Sapindales (무환자나무목) Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family Sapindaceae Lycoperdaceae
Genus Alectryon Bovista
Species Alectryon tomentosus Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Grey Puffball
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bed-jacket

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

Grey Puffball

No description available.

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