Purple-Spored Puffball (Calvatia cyathiformis)

At the edge of a wetland (in grass) in Floyd County, GA.

Cross-sections revealed pure white, sterile interior (gleba), meaning these were a perfect food forage for the day! In maturity, the gleba becomes filled with purple spore dust.

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Patomarazul

Lion

Huge! Posted 6 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Yup! I had a few pounds to process! I roasted it with sesame oil, soy sauce, and spices! So delish! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, wow! I did not know they were edible! Did you ever try to mix them in a bun with melted cheese and roasted red pepper? It is a really good and simple recipee, at least with portobello mushrooms :-) Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      I haven't! I have had slices on top of pizza though!
      
      Most puffballs (Lycoperdon, Calvatia) are edible. If you can slice them in half and it is marshmallowy white, it typically means you have found the edible ones. :) If they have started to yellow or turn other colors, they are too old and can make you sick. If they are black or purple in the middle, they are likely the toxic Scleroderma. Do your research before foraging them, of course! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Patomarazul
        
        Lion
        
        I would not dare to choose them myself from the forest :-) I can buy them in local markets and these people know their mushrooms hahaha :-D Posted 6 years ago

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 Flown Kimmerling