Bovista Pers.
(bovists, balloon fungi)

Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Bovista nigrescens
Brown Puffball, Brown Balloon, Brown Bovist
Species 1 references
Bovista paludosa
Fen Puffball, Fen Balloon, Fen Bovist
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Bovista plumbea
Grey Puffball, Lead Balloon, Lead-grey Bovist
Species
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBovista (bovists, balloon fungi)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 63 images of Bovista (bovists, balloon fungi)
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