Long-stemmed puffball
Calvatia excipuliformis
Family: Lycoperdiaceae
What it is like
A mushroom or puffball. Possibly now Handkea exiculiformis (Bull.) Kreisel
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Britain, Europe, Germany
How it is used for food
The young mushroom is edible.
Edible parts
Mushroom, fungus
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Lycoperdon polymorphum var. excipuliforme Scop.; and several others