Fungi > Puffballs
The Rough Stalked Puffball (Tulostoma exasperatum) is one of the most structurally striking and bizarre gasteroid fungi in tropical mycology. Belonging to the stalked puffball genus Tulostoma within the family Agaricaceae, this pantropical saprotroph resembles a...
Fungi > Puffballs
The Tumbling Puffball (Bovista pila) is a remarkable, free-tumbling gasteroid fungus native to the expansive open meadows and subalpine grasslands of North America. Renowned for its ingenious wind-driven spore dispersal mechanism, this spherical macrofungus breaks...
Fungi > Puffballs
The Brown Puffball (Bovista nigrescens) is an intriguing, globe-shaped gasteromycete fungus common across the unfertilized pastures, grassy heathlands, and coastal downs of temperate Europe. Lacking a stem, this spherical mushroom emerges as a pristine white ball in...
Fungi > Puffballs
The Sculptured Puffball (Calbovista subsculpta), also known as the Sculpted Giant Puffball, is an extraordinary, high-altitude montane fungus celebrated for its geometric, gemstone-like architecture. Solitary or scattered across high-elevation conifer forests of the...
Fungi > Puffballs
The Spiny Puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum), also celebrated as the hedgehog puffball or springy puffball, is an extraordinary, highly decorative gasteroid fungus native to ancient deciduous woodlands across the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the puffball family...
