Giant Puffball

Calvatia gigantea

Also called: Giant Puffball, Calvatia, Field Puffball

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
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Overview

Pasture and meadow puffball. Must be pure white inside.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Nov–Dec

Season

Oct–Mar — typical fruiting months: Sep, Oct, Nov, , Jan, Feb.

Host trees & substrate

  • Disturbed ground

Where it grows

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