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Calvatia booniana

A.H. Smith

Giant Western Puffball

GNRUnranked Found in 75 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878686
Element CodeNFLYC000A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderLycoperdales
FamilyLycoperdaceae
GenusCalvatia
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (75)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Hat Mtn.Modoc National Forest9,478
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Salt CreekAngeles National Forest11,022
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Colorado (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Nevada (8)
AreaForestAcres
Blade CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,331
ButtermilkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,373
Mahogany RidgeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest16,765
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Santa RosaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest54,555
Snake - Peacock CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,069
New Mexico (10)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
El LagunitoSanta Fe National Forest6,799
Grass MountainSanta Fe National Forest3,254
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Polvadera PeakSanta Fe National Forest6,291
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nipple ButteMalheur National Forest11,354
Utah (22)
AreaForestAcres
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Clear CreekSawtooth National Forest7,188
East MountainManti-Lasal National Forest30,705
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Middle FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,296
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Mt. ArvineFishlake National Forest6,054
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
PavantFishlake National Forest42,560
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Wyoming (7)
AreaForestAcres
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Munger MountainBridger-Teton National Forest12,827
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.