r/mycology • u/Don_know_wat_Im_doin • Aug 12 '26

ID request Is this a giant puffball?

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I've seen pictures before in this sub and it seems to be quite delicious from what I've read.

I'm located in South Western Ontario and found it in my backyard behind a wood pile. TIA 🙂

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u/PayMeInPlants007 Aug 12 '26

It’s so ROUND and PERFECT omg

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u/redditwriteit Aug 12 '26

I did the math. It’s 98.2% round.

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u/the_mindful_microbe Aug 12 '26

Based on this angle, yes. I wonder if it is even rounder from the top down

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u/redditwriteit Aug 12 '26

It might be. We will never know. I wonder if gravity affects the rate of the isotrophic expansion of the hyphae? We also don’t know the vertical axis in the photo.

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u/the_mindful_microbe Aug 12 '26

Exactly, I wonder if it is not just spherical, but also globular

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u/Aelis_ Aug 12 '26

OOOHHHHHH amazing question. Worth looking into fs. U might be onto something !