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Calvatia booniana A.H. Sm.
Agaricaceae
old_timer (2018-04-29T00:41:23Z)
old_timer
2018-04-28
2018-04-28 11:36:59 AM PDT
United States of America, California, Cabrillo Hwy, San Simeon, CA 93452, USA
35.6231310004 -121.1550281569 +-459m. EPSG:4326
Calvatia booniana Western Giant Puffball Pp 447, Mushrooms of California; Desjardin, Wood, and Stevens Globose; 180 mm tall x 180 mm wide Warts; typ < 10 mm tall, pale grey centers. Warts start about halfway up the body, developing from brownish, appressed scales. Gleba; white, soft, like a slightly over-mature Boletus species. Habitat; mowed roadside, short grass. In numbers in nearby pasture. Flavor: light, faintly like a small trout. I.e. a great vehicle for salt, butter, and a bit of garlic. Also: It has been a while since our last significant rain. Our season is advancing. There were no A. muscaria sighted in the woods lately. US Hwy 1, MP 55.50
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