In a subtropical hardwood forest.
Starts out looking like a brown puffball with a very thick skin and white bag inside.
Spores globose, 4 – 5.5 micrometers, spiky, with nearly 1 micrometer spines.
Capillitial threads 3 – 5 micrometers, most are 4. Light yellow in KOH, occasionally encrusted.
Herbarium specimen is in the Oaxaca 2012 bag.