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Calbovista

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Calbovista is a fungal genus containing the single species Calbovista subsculpta, commonly known as the sculptured puffball, sculptured giant puffball, and warted giant puffball. Although originally described as new to science by Elizabeth Eaton Morse in 1935, the species was not published validly until 60 years later. The species is named for its resemblance to Calvatia sculpta.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderAgaricales
  5. FamilyLycoperdaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
30
With media
35
Family
Agaricaceae
Collections
UT, UTC, MU, BPI, OSC, MICH
Recorded in
United States

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  • Description
  • Similar species
  • Habitat and distribution
  • Uses
  • See also
  • References
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Calbovista is a fungal genus containing the single species Calbovista subsculpta, commonly known as the sculptured puffball, sculptured giant puffball, and warted giant puffball. Although originally described as new to science by Elizabeth Eaton Morse in 1935, the species was not published validly until 60 years later. The species is named for its resemblance to Calvatia sculpta.

Calbovista subsculpta is more or less round with a diameter of up to , white becoming brownish in age, and covered with shallow pyramid-shaped plates or scales. As the puffball matures, its insides become dark brown and powdery from mature spores. It can be usually distinguished from Calvatia sculpta by its less prominent pyramidal warts and microscopically by the antler-like branches of its capillitium (threadlike matter among the spores).

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