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 ...

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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 ...

I have seen giant puffball mushrooms in Idaho, but I didn’t know what I was looking at. I have always found them when they are fully developed and have had great fun helping them disperse their ...

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