Bovista plumbea

Pers.

Lead-colored Puffball

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921264
Element CodeNFAGA02020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae
GenusBovista
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
LabradorSNRYes
QuebecS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Georges CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest108,551
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)