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 ...

A mushroom the size of a soccer ball was found in a New Hampshire backyard amid a "banner year" for the fungus. University of New Hampshire home horticulture program manager Sean O'Brien said the ...

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 ...

ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON "STAR TREK" AND "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND." AFTER SUCH A WET SUMMER MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD MUSHROOMS POP UP THEIR YARD. THAT INCLUDES THIS HUGE MUSHROOM FOUND IN ...