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 ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill designating the Calvatia gantea, commonly known as the “giant ...

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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 ...

As autumn approaches, Hampshire's woodland floor will begin to erupt with strange formations known as puffball fungi. Puffball fungi, including the common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) and the giant ...