Calvatia bovista
| Calvatia bovista | |
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| Calvatia bovista, seen in Ohio, US | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Calvatia |
| Species: | C. bovista
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| Binomial name | |
| Calvatia bovista (L.) T. Macbr.
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Calvatia bovista | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white to olive-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible or inedible |
Calvatia bovista is a species of Calvatia mushroom.
Description
The fruiting body is 10 to 25 centimetres (4 to 10 in) high and 5 to 25 cm (2 to 10 in) wide, round on top with a wide stemlike sterile base (not producing spores), often half the height of the fruiting body.[1] The spores are 4–6.5 μm, round, minutely warted or spiny. The spore print is white and cheesy when young, brownish and dry in age.[1]
It is the second largest Calvatia in North America.[1]
Habitat
It is fairly common and found in habitats such as pastures and open woods.[1]
Uses
As with other Calvatia mushrooms, it is edible when young, and it is used in medicine.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 686. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Wild edible fungi: a global overview of their use and importance to people; page 132. Boa, E.R., Food & Agriculture Org., 2004. ISBN 9251051577/ISBN 9789251051573
External links
- Calvatia bovista at Mushroomobserver.org.