''Bovista colorata'' is a species of
puffball fungus in the family
Agaricaceae. It is found in eastern North America and northwestern South America.
The puffball was first
described as ''Lycoperdon coloratum'' by
Charles Horton Peck in 1878, from collections made in
Sand Lake, New York.
transferred it to the genus ''
Bovista'' by in 1964. The golden to orange-yellow fruitbodies are in diameter. Its
spores are spherical, measuring 3.5–5
μm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
in diameter.
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Fungi described in 1878
Fungi of North America
Fungi of South America
Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck
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