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Offlinethetonestarr
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Huge mushroom, looking for ID
    #10811161 - 08/06/09 12:39 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I found this site and registered here 100% purely for identification of this mushroom, so forgive me if this thing turns out relatively easy to ID, or I didn't fill out the "form" as well as I could've.

I believe it should be identifiable purely from these images, but I'll include what extra information I presently can. Not expecting it to be active or anything; I'm just really curious what the heck this thing is that I found. If none of you know what it is, but can tell me a better place to look, I'd appreciate it.


As you can see, it's huge - I can't even wrap my hand all the way around its stalk. Stalk circumference is probably close to a foot around, give or take. Over four inch diameter at the base, somewhere around three inch diameter closer to the top of the stalk. The cap is about seven and a half inches across at the widest point.


Ignoring the goofy face, you can see it's pretty big even in relation to my head.







Habitat:
I live in southwestern Ohio (Butler County, near Hamilton and Cincinnati). Found it growing underneath a row of pine trees, among the needles on the ground.

Gills:
I haven't torn apart the mushroom to see if there are any hidden gills, but there are absolutely none visible from outside.

Spore print color:
Haven't made one yet; will provide if necessary for identification. Currently attempting to preserve original condition of the mushroom; don't want to damage it yet.

Bruising:
N/A

Other information:
Has a somewhat musty smell, but that seems fairly typical of mushrooms in my experience at least. Also had a translucent yellow liquid leak lightly out of it in a few spots. There was a little damage to the cap in a few spots; inside, the cap appears to be a spongy yellow color.

Edited by thetonestarr (08/06/09 12:51 PM)

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10811253 - 08/06/09 12:55 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Is it some kind of puffball? I don't know I'm just curious...The only ones I have ever seen that big have been.


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Offlinethetonestarr
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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: MHbound]
    #10811287 - 08/06/09 01:00 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I was thinking the same; looks fairly similar to a lot of other puffballs. However, I haven't been able to find any puffballs so far that looked similar enough to this.

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10811314 - 08/06/09 01:04 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Wow, that thing is awesome man.. that's one huge fungi

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: weiliigod]
    #10811332 - 08/06/09 01:08 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Someone will come through and give you an ID I wish I was better at it but I'm lucky to know some of the mushrooms in this area.


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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: MHbound]
    #10811532 - 08/06/09 01:47 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Yeah, it looks like a huge puffball. I don't know this species, but I bet some of the other TIs do.

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: koraks]
    #10813389 - 08/06/09 06:51 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Or is it a Bolete infected with Hypomyces type parasitic fungi?
Did you cut it open and see if it has classic puffball sporemass?

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OfflineAlan RockefellerM
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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10813555 - 08/06/09 07:17 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)


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Offlinetangoking
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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10813587 - 08/06/09 07:20 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

If I was to take a stab at it I'd say definitely a Calvatia sp.; one of these two, probably the former:

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/calvatia_craniiformis.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/calvatia_cyathiformis.html

BTW nice pics


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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #10813617 - 08/06/09 07:24 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

i've found some huge shrooms before always fun hunting... wish i would have gotten pics and prints to some found in this creek bed wooded area I hunt in =/ maybe next spring i'll check in the same place. 2 huge dinner plate size grey shrooms with white gills no lie over a foot in length ... never knew shrooms grew that big anywhere in the wild especially Oklahoma lol

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: UFOz8MyGoat]
    #10813642 - 08/06/09 07:26 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

u just dont expect to bump your knee on a shroom while walking in the woods lol sticking out of uncut unkept weeds/woods

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Offlinethetonestarr
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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: UFOz8MyGoat]
    #10814172 - 08/06/09 08:45 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

By the description and images on the page, I'm about 90% certain it's a Calvatia craniiformis. Wish I'd found it younger, when it was still white on the inside!

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10814180 - 08/06/09 08:46 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Damn Alan how do you learn all of this shit. I guess in the same manner I learned so much about computers but damn I envy you.


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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: MHbound]
    #10815259 - 08/07/09 12:19 AM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Wow I've never seen puffballs with big fat stems like that.
The ones i've seen (Aust.) have very small stems, if at all.:ooo:

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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: thetonestarr]
    #10815409 - 08/07/09 12:44 AM (14 years, 7 months ago)

:aliceshocker:            That my friend, is a nice mushroom!


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Re: Huge mushroom, looking for ID [Re: karode13]
    #10815615 - 08/07/09 01:17 AM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Epic first post :smile:


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