Species

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Calvatia booniana (Western giant puffball)

Calvatia booniana. Photo: (c) Davide Puddu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The western giant puffball (Calvatia booniana) is a puffball mushroom that can grow 10 to 70 centimetres (3.9 to 28 in) in diameter, as large as its close relative, the giant puffball of eastern North America and Europe. Like the giant puffball, it grows on composted soil such as in meadows, fields, and forests,, as well as on roadsides, sagebrush flats, pastures, and other sunny places. In general, western giant puffballs occur on the west side…

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