[Basidiomycetes of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sculpted Puffball, Sculptured Puffball, Pyramid Puffball, Sierran Puffball

Calvatia sculpta

Synonym: Lycoperdon sculptum

Sculpted Puffball, Sculptured Puffball, Pyramid Puffball, Sierran Puffball: Calvatia sculpta (Synonym: Lycoperdon sculptum) - Sculpted Puffball, Sculptured Puffball, Pyramid Puffball, Sierran Puffball: Calvatia sculpta (Synonyms: Lycoperdon sculptum)

The image at left shows sculptured puffball observed along the Umbrella Falls Trail #667, Mount Hood National Forest......July 26, 2024. This sculptured puffball at right from Mount Adams measures about 18 cm in diameter.

Sculpted Puffball, Sculptured Puffball, Pyramid Puffball, Sierran Puffball: Calvatia sculpta (Synonyms: Lycoperdon sculptum) -- Sculpted Puffball, Sculptured Puffball, Pyramid Puffball, Sierran Puffball: Calvatia sculpta (Synonyms: Lycoperdon sculptum)

Examples of sculptured puffball seen in open Oregon oak forest high above the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area........June 28, 2009.
Paul Slichter