Calvatia gigantea
| Giant puffball | |
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| Giant puffball with a 11.7 x 5.4 cm GPS receiver for scale | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Calvatia |
| Species: | C. gigantea
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| Binomial name | |
| Calvatia gigantea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Langermannia gigantea | |
| Calvatia gigantea | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Glebal hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is choice or inedible | |
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. It is found in temperate areas throughout the world. It is edible when young.