This picture shows a sculpted puffball(Calvatia sculpta) in its natural setting. The previous page in this section shows a macro closeup of the same mushroom and has more information about it. This specimen was found growing in late spring in a dry subalpine meadow east of Mt. Hood, Oregon.
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