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Bovista nigrescens

300Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
51Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb9
Mar9
Apr9
May14
Jun7
Jul26
Aug36
Sep44
Oct78
Nov54
Dec4

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Powys Wales38
2Highland Scotland30
3Norfolk England29
4Cambridgeshire England19
5Argyll and Bute Scotland16
6Gloucestershire England13
7Aberdeenshire Scotland12
8Gwynedd Wales11
9Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland9
10Worcestershire England7
11Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland7
12Dorset England4
13Sefton England4
14Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland4
15Suffolk England3
126 England76 Scotland55 Wales30 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 51 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
300
Peak month
October
Counties with records
51
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
296
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Lycoperdaceae
Genus
Bovista
Name with authority
Bovista nigrescens Pers.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2679918 · GBIF 2535203