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Bovista

Synonyms: Globaria; Piemycus; Piesmycus; Pseudolycoperdon; Sackea

Wikipedia Abstract

Bovista is a genus of fungi commonly known as the true puffballs. It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales, which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny, has been split; the species of Bovista are now placed in the family Agaricaceae of the order Agaricales. Bovista species have a collectively widespread distribution, and are found largely in temperate regions of the world. Various species have historically been used in homeopathic preparations.
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Species

Bovista acocksii
Bovista aenea
Bovista aestivalis
Bovista africana
Bovista albosquamosa
Bovista altaica
Bovista amethystina
Bovista antarctica
Bovista apedicellata
Bovista arachnoides
Bovista ardosiacea
Bovista betpakdalinica
Bovista bovistoides
Bovista brunnea
Bovista cacao
Bovista californica
Bovista capensis
Bovista cisneroi
Bovista citrina
Bovista colorata
Bovista concinna
Bovista coprophila
Bovista cretacea
Bovista cunninghamii
Bovista dakotensis
Bovista dealbata
Bovista delicata
Bovista disciseda
Bovista dominicensis
Bovista dryina
Bovista dubiosa
Bovista elegans
Bovista flaccida
Bovista flavobrunnea
Bovista fuegiana
Bovista fulva
Bovista furfuracea
Bovista glacialis
Bovista glaucocinerea
Bovista grandipora
Bovista graveolens
Bovista grisea
Bovista gunnii
Bovista halophila
Bovista helenae
Bovista herrerae
Bovista heterocapilla
Bovista himalaica
Bovista hollosii
Bovista incarnata
Bovista jonesii
Bovista kazachstanica
Bovista kreiselii
Bovista kurczumensis
Bovista kurgaldzhinica
Bovista lauterbachii
Bovista leonoviana
Bovista leucoderma
Bovista limosa
Bovista longicauda
Bovista longispora
Bovista longissima
Bovista lycoperdoides
Bovista macrospora
Bovista magellanica
Bovista membranacea
Bovista monticola
Bovista nigra
Bovista nigrescens (Brown Puffball)
Bovista oblongispora
Bovista ochrotricha
Bovista pallida
Bovista paludosa (Fen Puffball) (Vulnerable)
Bovista perpusilla
Bovista pila (tumbling puffball)
Bovista plumbea (Grey Puffball)
Bovista polymorpha
Bovista promontorii
Bovista psammophila
Bovista pulyuggeodes
Bovista pusilla (Dwarf Puffball)
Bovista pusilliformis
Bovista radicata
Bovista reunionis
Bovista ruizii
Bovista schwarzmanniana
Bovista sclerocystis
Bovista sempervirentium
Bovista septima
Bovista singeri
Bovista subcatastoma
Bovista sublaevispora
Bovista substerilis
Bovista sulphurea
Bovista termitum
Bovista tomentosa
Bovista trachyspora
Bovista umbrina
Bovista vascelloides
Bovista vassjaginiana
Bovista verrucosa
Bovista yasudae
Bovista zeyheri

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0