Calvatia

Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the giant puffball C. gigantea. It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales, which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny, has been split; the puffballs, Calvatia spp. are now placed in the family Lycoperdaceae of the order Agaricales.

Species

GENUS

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyLycoperdaceae

Observations recorded42,353

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Specimen records: 1,504
With media: 1,536
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Collections: ECOSUR, UT, UJAT, DBG, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), NCU
Recorded in: Mexico, Cameroon, United States, Brasil, Peru, India, Australia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lycoperdaceae
Image: Calvatia excipuliformis.jpg

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taxon common name: pýchavka
taxon author citation: Fr.
Commons category: Calvatia
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Calvatia
topic's main category: Category:Calvatia
taxonomic type: Calvatia craniiformis

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Most species in the genus Calvatia are edible when young, though some are best avoided, such as Calvatia fumosa, which has a very pungent odor.

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