. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. 130 MINNESOTA. MUSHROOMS BOVISTA Cap more or less globoid, but without a sterile base or a definite mouth, m which respects it differs from L y c o p e r d o n. The outer layer is fragile and paperv, soon disappearing. The species are small, grow on the ground and are edible. Name doubtful. Key to the Species 1. Cap 2-3 cm. wide, lead-colored 2. Cap 3-6 cm. wide, brown B. phimhca B. pila. Figure 94. Lvcoperdox pyriforme Bovista plumbea Lead Bovista Cap 2-3 cm. wide, cortex white and piapery, finally disappearing, showing the- smooth lead-colored inn
. Minnesota mushrooms ... Botany; Mushrooms. 130 MINNESOTA. MUSHROOMS BOVISTA Cap more or less globoid, but without a sterile base or a definite mouth, m which respects it differs from L y c o p e r d o n. The outer layer is fragile and paperv, soon disappearing. The species are small, grow on the ground and are edible. Name doubtful. Key to the Species 1. Cap 2-3 cm. wide, lead-colored 2. Cap 3-6 cm. wide, brown B. phimhca B. pila. Figure 94. Lvcoperdox pyriforme Bovista plumbea Lead Bovista Cap 2-3 cm. wide, cortex white and piapery, finally disappearing, showing the- smooth lead-colored inner wall with an irregular mouth, more or less globose; spores brown-purple, ovoid, smooth, 6-7 X S-6( The name refers to the color. C)n the ground in grassland, spring to frost; edible. Bovista pila Brown Bovista Cap 3-6 cm. wide, cortex white and papery, breaking up into scales which drop off. showing the brown or brown-pjurple inner wall, with an irregular torn opening, more or less globoid; spores pjurple-brown, globose, smooth, 4-5 The name refers to the ball-like cap. (Jn the ground in woodland and grassland, spring to autumn; Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clements, Frederic E. (Frederic Edward), 1874-1945; Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
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