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Calvatia

Genus of fungi of the order Lycoperdales, in the class Basidiomycetes. They are puffballs; the pestle puffball C. excipuliformis has a rounded head with a tough outer wall on a long, thick stalk. It is common in woods, grows to 15 cm/6 in high and 10 cm/4 in diameter, and is edible when young.
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IN 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known as a giant puffball.
Giant puggball find causes a stir by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Puffballs, known as calvatia gigantea by scientists, are rarely found in Scotland.
TAKING TOO MUSH-ROOM by The Mirror (London, England)
Interaction of fungal spores with the lungs: distribution and retention of inhaled Calvatia excipuliformis spores.
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