Bovista bovistoides

Bovista bovistoides (Cooke & Massee) S.Ahmad

A species in the family Lycoperdaceae, order Agaricales.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Genus: Bovista

What it is called

No common names recorded for this species yet — it is known by its scientific name only.

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Bovistella bovistoides (Cooke & Massee) Lloyd
Mycenastrum bovistoides Cooke & Massee
Scleroderma bovistoides (Cooke & Massee) Sacc.

Others in Bovista

Bovista acocksii Bovista aenea Bovista aestivalis Bovista africana Bovista albosquamosa Bovista altaica Bovista amethystina Bovista antarctica Bovista apedicellata Bovista arachnoides Bovista ardosiacea Bovista betpakdalinica

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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