Bovista aestivalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Lycoperdaceae |
Genus: | Bovista |
Species: | B. aestivalis
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Binomial name | |
Bovista aestivalis (Bonord.) Demoulin (1979)
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Bovista aestivalis | |
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is yellow-brown | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is edible |
Bovista aestivalis is a species of small puffball in the family Agaricaceae. It is generally found in the coastal regions of California, but was reported from Korea in 2015.[1] This fungus is often confused with Bovista dermoxantha, because of its similar peridium, and Bovista plumbea. The surest way to tell the species apart is to examine the spores and exoperidium, respectively, with a microscope.[2]
Kim 2015
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