This is a Calvatia gigantea. The Giant Puffball. It's features are quite distinctive in that it grows quite large, and often has a skull like appearance. It is edible when imature and white inside. These particular specimens are located in southeastern Michigan, in Livingston county.

(292K) 800 x 600	Giant Puffball	(212K) 800 x 600	The Puffball Reach.
(124K) 800 x 600	Note the skull like apearance.	(136K) 800 x 600	Puffball shortly after the rain.
(198K) 800 x 600	Another view of Puffball.	(132K) 800 x 600	The stalk of the Puffball.
(150K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(176K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, Two others nearby within 10 feet of previus mushroom, in a grassy wooded area.
(130K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, close up of smaller younger specimen.	(103K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea another smaller one.
(138K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, the small one and a medium sized specimen.	(155K) 800 x 600	A nearby specimen of shelf fungi.
(118K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, again by my feet to show scale.	(116K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(139K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(129K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, close up of base of mushroom.
(22K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, close up of top	(122K) 800 x 600	This is a little one I harvested.
(118K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, the underside of a small specimen.	(92K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, looks like a small skull.
(95K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea. top and side stalk type structure.	(99K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(100K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, the root end.	(101K) 800 x 600	This is the spot where it was.
(55K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, closeup.	(103K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, again the large specimen.
(88K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, near my Jeep J10	(57K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, Puffball on Saturn.
(32K) 800 x 600	A mushroom emerging from a mulchbed nearby.	(61K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, another view near Truck.
(70K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, the little one after I droped it and it split open.	(89K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, again with a flash.
(90K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(61K) 800 x 600	Thats My Orange J10 Pumpkin mobile.
(173K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea to the left of orange truck.	(153K) 800 x 600	Aproaching Calvatia gigantea.
(195K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, a little closer	(140K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, closer, you can see that it has been pummeld by falling walnuts.
(134K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(150K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(176K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, pummeled by walnuts and bird turds.	(206K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, with injury.
(199K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, with embeded walnut and splatered with bird turds.	(192K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, feels like a mushroom.
(109K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, from above.	(92K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(85K) 800 x 600	Again, Calvatia gigantea	(112K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, another by the edge.
(127K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.	(258K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, hmmm.
(137K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.	(185K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.
(180K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.	(154K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(170K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(171K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(181K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, other side.	(198K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, feels like a ...mushroom.
(168K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.	(164K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(172K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(214K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(112K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, a medium sized specimen.	(131K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(90K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(93K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(97K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(99K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(169K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea.	(93K) 800 x 600	A near by log with shelf fungi.
(110K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, another specimen that apears to be eaten by insects or amamals while growing.	(106K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea
(122K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, with a splits that look like it healed after being chewed upon during developement.	(183K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, another view.
(110K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, it looks like it has been eaten by insects.	(76K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, revealing white flesh within.
(118K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea	(85K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, lookin' kind'a buggy.
(124K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, here it is in context.	(126K) 600 x 800	Calvatia gigantea, in the grass.
(86K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, from the other side of the tree.	(112K) 800 x 600	Calvatia gigantea, The Giant Puffball.

The information on this page is strictly for my amusement, any use of this information by any one resulting in any harm of any kind is not my problem. ok? So, just know that I didnt't tell you to pick and eat any mushrooms of any kind. If you wish to pick and eat wild mushrooms, you should learn about them from a qualified mycologist.

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