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Calvatia craniiformis

(Schwein.) Fr. ex De Toni

Brain Puffball

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1071322

Element CodeNFAGA0R050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderLycoperdales

FamilyLycoperdaceae

GenusCalvatia

Concept Reference

Index Fungorum. 2018. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2018).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes

CanadaNU

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963

References (3)

Index Fungorum. 2018. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2018).
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. <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 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.