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Handkea excipuliformis · ilgasis kukurdvelkis

Lycoperdon excipuliforme, Calvatia excipuliformis, Calvatia saccata, Lycoperdon saccatum
EN · pestle puffball, long-stemmed puffball
DE · Beutel-Stäubling, Groß-Stäubling
LT · ilgasis kukurdvelkis
LV · kātainais pūpēdis
PL · purchawka fiolowata, czasznica workowata


Widespread in northern temperate zones, it is found frequently on pastures and sandy heaths. Young puffballs are typically 6 to 12 cm across, white, or pale grey-brown; in maturity it may attain dimensions of 15 cm broad by 25 cm tall.

Edible only when young and white throughout. The taste and odour are not distinctive. It tastes very similar to the giant puffball, but the flesh is not quite as firm and the outer skin should be removed.
P1100595

EXIF

model
DMC-GM1
f
2.8
EV±
-0.3 EV
speed
1/125 s
flash
no, mode: supressed
ISO
800
focal
60 mm
35mm
120 mm
mode
auto

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