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cavatia (langermannia) gigantea (fam. lycoperdaceae)

Photo by AlexKonig
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Field Notes

Description:

Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the Giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests worldwide usually in late summer and autumn. It is common throughout Europe and North America

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvatia_gigantea

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Comments (2)
AlexKonig
as you can see in the background, this one WAS cutted, shared and eaten. I had learned, the taste of the Calvatia gigantea is not really for me. I really like/love the macrolepiota procera. hmmmm -> fried !!!

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Mushroom Mapping
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PublishedAugust 29, 2011

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