Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom found in meadows, fields and deciduous forests in late summer and autumn, across temperate regions worldwide. It is edible when young, before its interior matures into a mass of spores.
Facts
Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSpherical fruiting body growing 10 to 50 centimetres wide and high, white inside when immature and turning greenish brown as it matures 1 Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Giant Puffball
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Calvatia gigantea
Source Wikipedia: Calvatia gigantea
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Calvatia gigantea
Introduction
Calvatia gigantea
Size and description section
The giant puffball grows up to 10-50 centimetres (4-19 1/2 in) wide and high.
In Biome: Grassland, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 309819, target B16267
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.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 309819, target B16268
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.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Giant Puffball
- Wikidata Q222449, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Agaricales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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