A widespread species with an almost cosmopolitan distribution,[REF] it has been reported from Africa (Kenya, Rwanda,[REF] Tanzania[REF]), Asia (China,[REF] Himalayas,[REF] Japan,[REF] southern India[REF]), Australia,[REF] Europe,[REF] New Zealand,[REF] and South America (Brazil) [REF].
The puffball bioaccumulates heavy metals present in the soil,[REF][REF] and can be used as a bioindicator of soil pollution by heavy metals and selenium [REF].