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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Calvatia booniana

Western giant puffball

A huge, warty puffball of open ground west of the Rocky Mountains, up to 70 cm across. It is edible while pure white inside. It is not cultivated.

Calvatia booniana
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

A saprotroph of open, sunny ground: sagebrush flats, meadows, pastures and roadsides, sometimes in open forest.

Recorded at 1609–3048 m, median 2286 m (18 records).

Western North America

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.