Giant Puffball Taken at Strathclyde Park on 12th October 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Giant Puffball. Species: Order: Family: Local Names: Calvatia gigantea. Agaricales. Agaricaceae. Habitat: Cap: Stem: Season: Edibility: Feature: Meadows, fields, and deciduous forests. From 10 to 80 cms diameter. 10 - 50 cms long. Late Summer - Autumn. Edible - although ensure that any Giant Puffballs that you gather for food are fresh and white throughout. Puffballs are a known styptic and have long been used as wound dressing, either in powdered form or as slices 3 cm thick. The fungus was often harvested prior to battles for this purpose. When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.