edible fungi

Calvatia sculpta, also known as the sculpted puffball, is a unique species of puffball fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae. With a height of up to 8 to 15 cm and a width of 8 to 10 cm, the fruit body is pear- or egg-shaped, with large pyramidal or polygonal warts covering its surface. The mushroom is edible when young but is inedible when the spores inside the fruit body … [Read more...] about The Sculpted Puffball: An Introduction to Calvatia Sculpta