Key Identification Features
- Pear-shaped to teardrop fruiting body
- white to tan skin with tiny spines or warts
- grows in dense clusters on decaying wood (key - Giant Puffball grows on ground)
- white interior flesh when young and edible
- develops olive-brown spore mass when mature
- 2-5 cm tall
Preparation Notes
Edible only when interior is pure white throughout. Slice to confirm before cooking. Good sauteed in butter.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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