Calvatia Gigantea

Calvatia gigantea

No recorded common name

A large, round, cream-white puffball mushroom roughly the size of a basketball resting on grass in a meadow, with a smooth, slightly wrinkled surface and no visible stem, gills, or cap. — A large, round, cream-white puffball mushroom roughly the size of a basketball resting on grass in a meadow, with a smooth, slightly wrinkled surface and no visible stem, gills, or cap.Photo: via iNaturalist, licensed under CC0 1.0., CC0

At a glance

Known for

ForestGrassland

Classification

Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Genus: Calvatia
Species: Calvatia gigantea

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Fruiting Body and Identification

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Distribution and Habitat

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World map showing recorded occurrences of Calvatia gigantea. — Where it has been recorded · GBIF

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Uses and Cultural History

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Conservation and Threats

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Fun Facts

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Ecology

Habitat

Forest
Grassland

Photos

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A large, round, cream-white puffball mushroom roughly the size of a basketball resting on grass in a meadow, with a smooth, slightly wrinkled surface and no visible stem, gills, or cap.Photo: via iNaturalist, licensed under CC0 1.0., CC0

SourcesGBIFiNaturalistWikidataWikipedia

Lycoperdon Excipuliforme

Lycoperdon Nigrescens

Lycoperdon Perlatum

Agaricus Bisporus