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Giant puffball

Calvatia gigantea (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd

Description:

Large mushroom. Tops are cracked and brown "dust", spores leave the mushroom when disturbed.

Habitat:

Aspen tree forest.

Notes:

Spotted these while out hunting in the fall.

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1 Comment

Definitely well named! Nice spotting, dane.a.hep.

dane.a.hep
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dane.a.hep

Idaho, USA

Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Nov 2, 2014

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