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Calvatia cyathiformis seen in Mani, Casanare

Calvatia cyathiformis Mani DW Ms.jpg A young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, ColombiaThumbnailsCalvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffballA young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, ColombiaThumbnailsCalvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffballA young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, ColombiaThumbnailsCalvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffballA young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, ColombiaThumbnailsCalvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffballA young Pluteus sp. seen in the Andean oak forest of Raquira, Boyacá, ColombiaThumbnailsCalvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffball

I love the spore color (clearly visible on the leaves below the cap) of this purple-spored big puffball, hence its common name, Purple-spored puffball. This is a very mature specimen,