Puffball fungi releasing spores. . Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests usually in late summer and autumn. It is found in temperate areas throughout the world. . Puffballs are a known styptic and have long been used as wound dressing, either in powdered form or as slices 3 cm thick. The fungus was often harvested prior to battles for this purpose. . Still, there are a few puffballs that are toxic, so a lack of gills isn’t a sure sign that you have an edible puffball mushroom. A lack of gills and a pure white interior are both required to identify edible species. Toxic puffball look-alikes either have gills, or they’re not white on the inside. . Posted @withregram • @weirdbiology #chemcafe #decoding_scientific_research #sciencekids #sciencediet #sciencematters #sciencefairproject #sciencefact #biomedicalscience #scienceillustration #sciencelife #scienceporn #scienceisawesome #sciencenews #scienceclass #scienceproject #sciencefun #sciencenerd #scienceworld #sciencefair #sciencefictionart #scienceart #sweetscien https://www.instagram.com/p/CE5_XzaHcFD/?igshid=wzmu6e1m1u6u
