giant puffball
(Langermannia gigantea)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Fungi |
| Phylum: Basidiomycota |
| Subphylum: Hymenomycotina |
| Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Subclass: Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: Agaricales |
| Family: Agaricaceae |
| Genus: Langermannia |
| Subject: Langermannia gigantea (Batsch) Rostk. |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Calvatia gigantea (Batsch) Lloyd (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Mushrooms Demystified
Scientific Name Reference: The CABI Bioscience Database of Fungal Names (Funindex) (Index Fungorum)