Calvatia


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
Related to Calvatia: Calvatia gigantea
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Calvatia - genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the sporesCalvatia - genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
genus Calvatia
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceae - a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
Calvatia gigantea, giant puffball - huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Anticancer effects of protein extracts from Calvatia lilacina, Pleurotous ostreatus and Volvariella volvacea.
Antiplasmodial Activity of the n-Hexane Extract from Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex. Fr) P. Kumm: Pleurotusostreatus (Jacq. ex. Fr) P. Kumm. n-Hekzan Ekstresinin Antiplazmodiyal Etkisi
Badshah H, Aleem QR, Khan J, Ullah F, Fahad S, Ullah F, Muhammad KA, Hussain I, Khan N (2012) Pharmacological screening of Morchella esculenta (L) Pers., Calvatia gigantean (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd and Astraeus hygrometricus Pers., mushroom collected from South Waziristan (FATA.).
Propiedades nutraceuticas de Morchella vulgaris (pers.) boud
[[double dagger], NR] Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr.
CHECKLIST OF INDIANA FUNGI I: MACROFUNGI
comatus, Cantharellus cibarius and Calvatia gigantean [18, 40].
Nutrient composition and functional activity of different stages in the fruiting body development of Philippine paddy straw mushroom, volvariella volvacea (Bull.:Fr.) sing
24), Amanita rubescens, Ganoderma lobatum, Gymnopus polyphyllus, Lentinula boryana, Omphalotus mexicanus, Phylloporus rhodoxanthus y Stropharia semiglobata; 15 en pastizales, entre las que destacan Agaricus campestris, Calvatia cyathiformis, Chlorophyllum molybdites, Lycoperdon marginatum, Panaeolus antillarum y Psilocybe cubensis.
Inventario micobiotico de la region de Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico
Notes on Calvatia (Lycoperdaceae), II: Calvatia cretacea (Berk.) Lloyd, an Arctic montane plant.
An interdisciplinary approach to documenting knowledge: plants and their uses in Southern Greenland
The mushroom is a calvatia gigantea or giant puffball.
'Alien' mushroom is just out of this world; Giant fungi heading for the cooking pot
Herrera X X Calvatia bicolor (Lev.) Kreisel X Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr.
Diversity of gasteroid fungi in the Sierra de Mazatan, Sonora, Mexico
Somewhere nestling in the grey landscape is Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Roman Fort where National Trust ranger James Howard has been safeguarding a calvatia gigantea, or giant puffball.
Finding a fungi feast; FORAGING
Experts say that the puffball, officially known as calvatia gigantea, produces the largest fruitbody of any fungus.
They don't get mush bigger than this.. NATHAN FINDS GIANT FUNGUS
Smarda 1958 Calvatia Organismos comunes en pasturas Fr.
Macromicetos observados en bosques del departamento de Caldas: su influencia en el equilibrio y la conservacion de la biodiversidad

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?