Disciseda bovista
Local name: Großer Scheibenbovist
Disciseda bovista is a rare species of gasteroid fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was first described as Geastrum bovista by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1843.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Agaricaceae
Genus
Disciseda
Disciseda bovista belongs to the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales, within the Agaricomycetes class.
Species Profile
Disciseda bovista is a rare species of gasteroid fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was first described as Geastrum bovista by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1843. Paul Christoph Hennings transferred it to the genus Disciseda in 1903.
Großer Scheibenbovist (Disciseda bovista) is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized dry grassland environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable sandy, nutrient-poor soils where this fungus can establish and reproduce.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Disciseda bovista grows on the ground in sunny, dry, and sandy locales that are often steppe-like. It is found in North America and Europe. Because of its rare occurrence in Europe, it has been placed on the Regional Red Lists of several countries.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Großer Scheibenbovist (Disciseda bovista) is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized dry grassland environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable sandy, nutrient-poor soils where this fungus can establish and reproduce.
Agricultural intensification and conversion of grasslands
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Changes in grazing regimes and land management
Climate change affecting soil moisture and temperature
Soil eutrophication from fertilizer use
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Disciseda bovista (Disciseda bovista). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/groer-scheibenbovist