MUSHROOMS

Brain puffball

Calvatia craniiformis

Mushrooms
Nativebrun jaunâtre · brun olive
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

8–20 cmWidth

Fungus. Grows in forests. Spore print yellowish-brown. Feeds on decaying organic matter. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

Where to see it

Habitat

ForestCephas

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