Bovista plumbea
Pers. : Pers.
Leaden puffball, Dwarf puff ball
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Summary
Source: WikipediaBovista plumbea, commonly known as the tumbling puffball, tumbleball, or paltry puffball, is a small puffball mushroom. It is white when young and greyish in age. Easily confused with immature Bovista dermoxantha, it is attached to the substrate by a tuft of mycelium. It is commonly found in Western Europe and California.
Description
A temperate puffball mushroom in the family Lycoperdiaceae.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom is edible when unripe (very young).
Traditional Uses
It is edible when unripe (very young).
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Europe, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, North America, Russia, USA,
References (9)
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- Michael, P., 2007, Edible Wild Plants and Herbs. Grub Street. London. p 173
- Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 231
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