Puffball breeds & varieties
11 named types — desirability tiers S (best) through F.
SCalvatia gigantea
Origin: GB
DelicateGiant SizeGrassland WildMeaty Slice
SGiant Puffball
Origin: GB
CleanCommon Name GiantHomogeneous White FleshMild
SGem-studded Puffball
Origin: US
CleanField Mark NameForestMild
SLycoperdon perlatum
CleanCommon WoodlandDelicateEarthy
ACommon Puffball
Origin: GB
AbundantCleanDelicateEveryday Small Puffball
ALycoperdon pyriforme
CleanCluster HabitDelicateMild
APear-shaped Puffball
Bite SizeBite-SizeCleanCommon Name Pyriforme
BCalvatia cyathiformis
DelicateEdible Only Pure WhiteMedium-LargeMild
BPurple-spored Puffball
CleanMildMild When YoungName From Mature Spores
BHandkea utriformis
CleanDelicateEarthyGrassland
BMosaic Puffball
Origin: GB
EarthyMedium EdibleMildNeutral