Purple-spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Agaricaceae   >   Genus Calvatia   

Status:

Found solitary or scattered on hard-packed earth.

Description:

Fruiting body: White to pale brown, smooth then patterned, breaking into plates that flake off revealing the spores; leaves a purple saucer-shaped cup. Spores: Initially white and solid, becoming yellowish, finally purplish and powdery. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 49 records in the project database.

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A Purple-spored Puffball (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/19/2008). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (10/19/2008). Image shows empty cup (left) and cut mature fruiting body with purple spores (right). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball growing in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball growing in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Remains of a large Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/13/2020). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/13/2020). Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/29/2014). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) laligurans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by laligurans via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/9/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/17/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by wildluker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by wildluker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by wildluker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Howard Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by wildluker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/31/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/31/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/31/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) mandiequark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mandiequark via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved. Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved. Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple-spored Puffball in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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