giant puffball

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/giant_puffball
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
gptkb:edible_mushroom
gptkbp:class gptkb:Agaricomycetes
gptkbp:commonIn cooking
medicinal
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:August_Johann_Georg_Karl_Batsch
gptkbp:describedYear 1786
gptkbp:diameter up to 90 cm
gptkbp:ediblePart edible when young
gptkbp:family gptkb:Agaricaceae
gptkbp:fruitingBodyType white
round
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Calvatia
gptkbp:growthHabitat meadows
fields
lawns
gptkbp:growthPeriod late summer
autumn
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 20 kg
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableFeature large size
puff of spores when mature and compressed
gptkbp:order gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Basidiomycota
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Calvatia_gigantea
gptkbp:seedDispersal gptkb:wind
gptkbp:similarTo gptkb:Scleroderma_citrinum
Amanita species (when immature)
gptkbp:sporePrintColor olive-brown
gptkbp:toxicity inedible when mature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Calvatia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label giant puffball