Tumbling Puffball
Bovista pila
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Also called: Tumbling Puffball, Field Bovista
Overview
Round white puffball that breaks free at maturity and tumbles. Edible while pure white inside.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Decaying oak wood and forest litter
- Decaying beech wood and forest litter
- Decaying maple wood and forest litter
Where it grows
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