Giant puffball

Calvatia gigantea

Genus Calvatia. Family Agaricaceae. Order Agaricales.

Giant puffball — Photographs 1 — Giant puffball.
Photo: Author not stated / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Calvatia gigantea, commonly known in English as the giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests in late summer and autumn.

Traits

Edibility: Edible

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Photographs

Giant puffball — Photographs 2 — Giant puffball. Mycological illustration.
Anna Maria Hussey / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvatia_gigantea'}

Source: {'label': 'Википедия', 'href': 'https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9'}