Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Lycoperdaceae
Species: Bovista nigrescens Pers.

Synonyms:

Coden Fwg Winau

Common Name:

Brown Puffball

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (3) Tilia x vulgaris (2) Crataegus monogyna (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Pinus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) Sand-dune: dune grassland (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Acid grassland (1) Coastland: fore dunes (1) Improved grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Scrub: scattered, neutral (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (14) Soil (5) Sand (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) March (1) May (1) July (2) August (2) September (7) October (8) November (11)