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Giant Puffball
Calvatia gigantea
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
⚠ Slice every puffball top to bottom before eating. It must be solid white inside, with no outline of a cap or gills.
WildEvidence: Limited
A white ball that can outgrow a soccer ball in late-summer fields. Slice every puffball top to bottom: it must be solid pure white, with no outline of a cap or gills, which would mean a young Amanita. Once the inside yellows, it's past eating.
Shroomer Score#34 of 50 species
2.5Medicinal Value · 30%1/5
Edibility · 20%4/5
Easy to Identify · 20%3/5
Easy to Grow · 15%1/5
Sustainability · 15%4/5
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