Entry Detail


giant puffballs


Entry Type:  
Fungi
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
giant puffballs
Myaamia Name:  
paahsatoowaakani
Harvest Seasons:  
Summer, Fall, Spring
Habitats:  
Beech-Maple Forest, Oak Forest including Oak-Hickory, Beech-Oak-Maple Mixed Mesophytic

Media 
Media not available.
Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Tippman, D. 1999 Use - Food

Giant puffballs were sliced and fixed like eggplant, and tasted like eggplant.

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
McKnight, K. B., Rohrer, J., Ward, K. M., and McKnight, K. H. 2021 Habitat 

Occurs  in lawns, grassy areas, meadows, woods and other moist places in eastern Myaamia lands.

Related Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gonella, M.P 2003-2006  

Giant puffballs are gathered and sliced into quarters.