Giant Puffball

Toxic. Fungus. Grows in forests and in fields. Spore print brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 119 observations of Giant Puffball in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to June.