Bovista tomentosa is a species of puffball fungus in the family Lycoperdaceae, first described by Carlo Vittadini and given its current name by Giovanni Battista de Toni.

Bovista tomentosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Genus: Bovista
Species:
B. tomentosa
Binomial name
Bovista tomentosa
(Vittad.) Quél.

Distribution and habitat

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It appears in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, most often in Europe.[1] It usually grows outside forests, in sunny places, among xerothermic vegetation, on calcareous soils among grasses, on pastures, sometimes on rocks, less often in pine forests, parks and gardens, also in Juniperus communis thickets, on abandoned farmlands and industrial waste.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bovista tomentosa distribution". gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ a b Władysław Wojewoda (2003). Krytyczna lista wielkoowocnikowych grzybów podstawkowych Polski (PDF). Kraków: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 87. ISBN 83-89648-09-1.
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