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Calvatia gigantea
By far the largest puffball I've seen. It was slim to the touch.
Old growth forest near some aspen.
Most of the puffball species are edible while they are still immature.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 13, 2012
6 Comments
I recently cooked one of these to mix into spaghetti sauce. It was delicious. As long as the puffball is larger than a softball and at the right stage of growth there shouldn't be any confusion with an inedible lookalike.
WOW! Amazing!
I have pics of those but they r small
Thank you! I almost walked by it thinking it was a big rock.
Wow!
Impressive!