Giant puffball mushrooms (aka: Calvatia gigantea, Langermannia gigantea, Lycoperdon giganteum) are fun to find in the woods in the springtime and into the autumn months. The first time my dog and I ...

Giant puffball mushrooms, or Calvatia gigantea, are a popular and recognizable edible mushroom. Puffballs are round with a white interior and exterior and grow on small, barely noticeable stems. The ...

(WJW) – Have you spotted them? According to enthusiasts with the Ohio Mushroom Society, giant puffball mushrooms are fruiting profusely in NE Ohio right now thanks to ideal weather conditions. They ...

Do you remember when you were a kid and came upon a puffball in the woods? How much fun it was to squeeze them and puff out that cloud of spores? I still enjoy doing this. I figure I’m giving the ...

@Body Ragged Right:Who left that soccer ball on the front lawn? Come on, you know it didn’t just grow there. @Body Ragged Right:Pretending to confuse a giant puffball mushroom with a soccer ball (or ...

Retired pipefitter Mike Ode Sr., looked into his backyard in rural Taylor Ridge and saw something he'd never seen before — a giant fungal growth about as big as two bowling balls sitting side by side.

Touch them and they're spongy. Cut them open and you may not smell anything. But if they're white inside, you just found some of the tastiest fungi in the fall. Giant puffballs are quite easy to spot ...

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Foragers and chefs alike can't get enough of giant puffball mushrooms. The aptly-named giant puffball mushroom or Calvatia gigantea is common in Canada and parts of the U.S., like the midwest. the ...

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BRAINERD — Move over morels. Step aside chicken of the woods. A different edible mushroom is taking center stage this fall. At least that’s what happened recently for Bay Lake area resident Sheryl ...