- Who
- Giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea, Jean-Guy Richard
- What
- 2.64 dimension(s)
- Where
- Canada (Montreal)
- When
- 1987
The world's largest edible fungi was a giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) measuring 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) in circumference and weighing 22 kg (48 lb  8 oz).  It was found by Jean-Guy Richard of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1987.
