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

Synonyms:

Bovista ovalispora Coden Fwg Lwyd Lycoperdon bovista Lycoperdon plumbeum

Common Name:

Grey Puffball

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland (4) Calcareous grassland (2) Sand-dune (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1) Sand-dune: dune grassland (1) Sand-dune: open dune (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (8) Soil (5) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1) Soil sandy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) March (2) April (1) June (1) July (3) August (4) September (6) October (5) November (6)