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Calvatia gigantea, commonly known in English as the giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests in late summer and autumn. It is found in temperate areas throughout the world.
The giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (earlier classified as Lycoperdon giganteum), reaches 1 foot (0.30 m) or more in diameter, and is difficult to mistake for any other fungus. It has been estimated that, when mature, a large specimen of this fungus will produce around 7 × 10 12 spores, which is more than any other known organism.
Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the giant puffball C. gigantea.It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales, which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny, has been split; the puffballs, Calvatia spp. are now placed in the family Lycoperdaceae of the order Agaricales.
The fungi of New Zealand consist of an estimated 22,000 species, of which only 34% are known. [1] There is a high diversity of New Zealand native fungi, with about 1,100 species occurring in association with native Nothofagus or Metrosideros.
Calvatia gigantea, the giant puffball. Giant puffballs are considered a choice edible species and are commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests usually in late summer and autumn. It is found in temperate areas throughout the world. [11] They can reach diameters up to 150 cm (60 in) and weights of 20 kg (45 lb).
The genus name Calbovista combines the parts cal, referring to the genus's puffball ally Calvatia, and bovista, alluding to the genus's similarity to Bovista and Bovistella. The specific epithet subsculpta refers to its resemblance to Calvatia sculpta, a species with which it had been frequently confused. [2]
Macrocybe gigantea (formerly Tricholoma giganteum), Tricholomataceae Native to China, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. A cluster of 5 or 6 joined at the base was found in Tengchong County, Yünnan Province, China in 2017. The largest was apparently 83.5 cm (32.9 in) in height while being 40 cm (16 in) in width. [38] [39] 83.5 cm (32.9 in) in height
Fungi in cultivation (2 C, 48 P) M. ... Calvatia booniana; Calvatia craniiformis; Calvatia cyathiformis; Calvatia gigantea; Calvatia pachyderma; Calvatia sculpta;