Purple-spored puffball
Calvatia cyathiformis
Family: Lycoperdiaceae
What it is like
A mushroom. It is a puffball fungus.
There are about 35 Calvatia species. All puffballs or Lycoperdiaceae are considered edible. See Alexopoulos, C.J., 1962, Introductory Mycology. Wiley Toppan. p 521
Where it is found
It grows in tropical and subtropical places.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Asia, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, North America, SE Asia, USA, West Africa
How it is used for food
It is eaten when very young.
Edible parts
Fungus, mushroom, vegetable
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Beixing tumabo, Pumus