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Mushroom
Calvatia gigantea (Batsch.) Lloyd
Fruiting Body

10-50 cm; attached to soil by rhizomorphs

Spores

Basidiospores 4-5.5 x 3-5 µm, globose, punctate.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

Largest of the puffballs

Nutritional Mode

Saprobe

Substrate

On humus on ground

Habitat

Woodlands, wooded gardens

Fruiting Season

Summar, Fall

Common name

Giant puffball

 
     
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