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 ...

CHICAGO (WCIA) — Following an initiative led by Wheaton elementary school students, Governor JB Pritzker named the Calvatia gigantea — also known as the “giant puffball” — as the official mushroom of ...

Nov. 4—With the leaf drop that occurred mostly on schedule between Oct. 13 and 20, the landscape took on a different appearance. The green-leaf trees that had been with us since mid-May spent the ...

What Is a Giant Puffball Mushroom? Giant puffball mushrooms or Calvatia gigantean are medicinal mushrooms that grow on decaying plant material. You can find them near the edges or openings of forests ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill that named the official mushroom of the state of Illinois. Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the “giant puffball,” is now 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 ...

With the leaf drop that occurred mostly on schedule between Oct. 13 and 20, the landscape took on a different appearance. The green-leaf trees that had been with us since mid-May spent the previous ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- What do the white oak, the northern red cardinal, the white-tailed deer, the eastern tiger salamander, the violent, the painted turtle, the mineral fluorite, the bluegill fish, big ...