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Bovista

Notes

Small puffballs found on soil, lacking a sterile base, and the inner spore case (tumbler) often separates at maturity and becomes blown around by the wind.
There are 4 species reported from New Zealand.

 

Name	Image	Google Images	NZFungi Entry
Bovista plumbea	Mature fruitbodies or ‘tumblers’ detached from the ground and loose in pasture.