Bovista Acocksii
''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. Description Fruit bodies are oval to spherical to pear-shaped, and typically in diameter with a white or light-colored thin and fragile exoperidum (outer layer of the peridium). Depending on the species, the exoperidium in a young specimen may be smooth, granular, or finely echinulate. This exoperidium sloughs off at maturity to expose a smooth endoperidium with a single apical pore (ostiole). The fruit bodies may be attached to the ground by fi ...
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Bovista Plumbea
''Bovista plumbea'', also referred to as the paltry puffball,Bovista plumbea
is a small mushroom commonly found in and ,Species: Bovista plumbea Pers. 1795
white when young and greyish in age. Easily confused with immature '' ...
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