Calvatia gigantea

Photo by: Hugh Urban

September 30th, 2005: Marcia Roberts,  giant puffball - general location: Canton, Ohio

Photo By: Chris Ott, Ohio 2005

October 14th, 2005: i live in cleveland ohio, this has been growing in my yard for 2 weeks. i'm wondering how much larger this will get. enclosed are a few photos.one in particular is a shot of the mushroom acclimated to societies temptations. sdailey

Photos By: Steve E, St. Louis, October 2007

Description:

Common Name: Giant Puffball   Cap: Whitish, up to 35 pounds, 15 inches across. Flesh: White, becoming greenish with older specimens.  Gills: N/A Spore Print:   Stalk: N/A   Fruiting: Fall  Range:   Edibility: Great edible.  Look-alikes: Note: The above mushroom was found in Columbus, Ohio..

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