Published 2017
Calvatia gigantea is the species you need. They are indeed gigantic. Some exceed a strapping beer belly’s dimensions. Specimens 20cm in diameter are commonplace. They grow in grass – damp meadows, parks, gardens. They are only worth eating when absolutely fresh. The flesh must be entirely white.
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