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Purple-spored Puffball - Calvatia cyathiformis There were numerous of these huge puffballs growing in the grass next to a meadow. The largest one was about 25 cm wide. It was definitely not fresh and the insides felt like slimy tofu.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/grass<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/101255/purple-spored_puffball_-_calvatia_cyathiformis.html" title="Purple-spored Puffball - Calvatia cyathiformis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/101255_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FS%2FmlxlMOR%2FFQsy3ILZp7CIp4R8%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Purple-spored Puffball - Calvatia cyathiformis There were numerous of these huge puffballs growing in the grass next to a meadow. The largest one was about 25 cm wide. It was definitely not fresh and the insides felt like slimy tofu.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/grass<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/101256/giant_puffball_-_calvatia_gigantea.html Calvatia,Calvatia cyathiformis,Geotagged,Purple-Spored Puffball,Summer,United States,puffball" /></a></figure> Calvatia cyathiformis,Geotagged,Purple-Spored Puffball,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Purple-spored Puffball - Calvatia cyathiformis

There were numerous of these huge puffballs growing in the grass next to a meadow. The largest one was about 25 cm wide. It was definitely not fresh and the insides felt like slimy tofu.

Habitat: Meadow/grass

Purple-spored Puffball - Calvatia cyathiformis There were numerous of these huge puffballs growing in the grass next to a meadow. The largest one was about 25 cm wide. It was definitely not fresh and the insides felt like slimy tofu.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/grass<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/101256/giant_puffball_-_calvatia_gigantea.html Calvatia,Calvatia cyathiformis,Geotagged,Purple-Spored Puffball,Summer,United States,puffball

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Yuck! Soggy puffball! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Ugh, yeah - it was gross! Posted 4 years ago

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The Purple-Spored Puffball

''Calvatia cyathiformis'', or Purple-spored Puffball, is a large edible saprobic species of ''Calvatia''. This terrestrial puffball, has purplish or purple-brown spores, which distinguish it from other large Lycoperdales. It is found mostly in prairie or grasslands of North America, Australia, and probably elsewhere.

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Similar species: Lycoperdales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 11, 2020. Captured Sep 11, 2020 08:56 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.