Lycoperdaceae
Calvatia

Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan

First published in J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 12 (4): 168 (1890)
This species is accepted
This species is found in Europe, Asia-Tropical, Africa, South America, North America, Australasia and Asia-Temperate. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Morphology
Solitary. Gregarious, scattered. Basidiome: 7.5–11.3 cm long, 6.6–6.9 cm wide, nearly round when young, becoming piriform. Exoperidium: thin, adherent, smooth at first then cracking into small, flat scales or patches, easily peeling off, white when young to tan to purplish or purple–brown at maturity. Context: dark purple or purple brown, smooth, thin. Gleba: white when young, becoming faded clay pink then purplish brown at maturity, spongy and firm. Odor: pleasant. Taste: not distinctive. Spore print: purple. Spores: globose, echinulate to verrucose or smooth, hyaline.
Habit
Solitary, gregarious, scattered.
Distribution
Global distribution. Altitude: 1475 – 1660 m a.s.l. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca.
Ecology
Saprotroph. - Soil saprotroph. Habitat/ecology: in grass, lawns, meadows.
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Uses

Use Food Mushrooms
Part used: Basidiome. Reported as edible in Mexico. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category.
Use Medicines Blood System Disorders
Part used: Basidiome. Used as medicine in Mexico as hemostatic. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category.
Use Medicines Digestive System Disorders
Part used: Basidiome. Used as medicine in Mexico to treat gastro-intestinal disorders. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category.
Use Medicines Fever
Part used: Basidiome. Used as medicine in Mexico as a febrifuge. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category.
Use Medicines Other Medicinal Disorders
Part used: Basidiome. Used as medicine in Mexico to treat lung pain, headache, lack of appetite, dizziness, varicose ulcers, antiseptic, for bites. In Colombia there are no uses reported in this category.
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Sources

  • Catalogue of Fungi of Colombia

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