bovista is a genus of fungi commonly known as the true puffballs, order lycoperdales, the species of bovista are now

bovista puffball order lycoperdales fungal taxonomy molecular phylogeny family agaricaceae widespread temperate homeopathic eukaryota basidiomycota agaricomycetes agaricales lycoperdaceae spherical pearshaped exoperidium peridium specimen echinulate endoperidium pore ostiole rhizomorph subgleba mature hyphae sphaerocysts spring spores genus edible explode colony many stump fungi moss forest