Yellow puffball mushroom Bovista colorata in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2016
Svetlanovskiy pr., 22, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223Synonym: Lycoperdon coloratum.
Common name: golden puffball.
Russian name: Porkhovka okrashennaya.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Bovista colorata is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It is found in eastern North America and northwestern South America. The puffball was first described as Lycoperdon coloratum by Charles Horton Peck in 1878, from collections made in Sand Lake, New York. Hanns Kreisel transferred it to the genus Bovista by in 1964. The golden to orange-yellow fruitbodies are 13–30 cm (5.1–11.8 in) in diameter. Its spores are spherical, measuring 3.5–5 μm in diameter.
Bovista colorata is a species of puffball fungus that grows on soil, often in fields, meadows, and forest edges. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically fruits from July to October, forming small to medium-sized, spherical to pear-shaped fruit bodies that are 2-6 cm in diameter. The outer surface is smooth, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, and often cracking into patches. The interior is white, becoming olive-brown at maturity, and filled with a powdery spore mass. In north-western Russia, Bovista colorata is considered a relatively rare species, but can be found in similar habitats, including sandy soils and areas with low vegetation.
Yellow puffball mushroom Bovista colorata in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2016Svetlanovskiy pr., 22, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Yellow puffball mushrooms Bovista colorata in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2016Svetlanovskiy pr., 22, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223
Yellow puffball mushroom Bovista colorata in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2016Svetlanovskiy pr., 22, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194223Observations of the fungus Bovista colorata in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence in specific locations. In Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, single yellow puffball mushrooms were found on July 11, 2016, and multiple ones were spotted on the same day. Further observation on August 8, 2016, also in Sosnovka Park, confirmed the continued presence of the species. The fungus appears to thrive in this particular park, with sightings occurring over a period of nearly a month. These observations suggest that Bovista colorata can be found in urban green spaces within the region, specifically in Sosnovka Park, during the summer months. The repeated sightings indicate a potential habitat suitability for the species in this area.
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