Mélanie Greffard and her husband usually head out to a nearby forest or the Eastern Townships to forage for mushrooms. So the pair had quite the surprise when they stumbled upon a Calvatia gigantea — ...

It’s peak puffball season and if you know your mushrooms or know someone who does, you may be gifted with one or two of these mysterious but delicious fungi. The Giant Puffball (Calvatia Gigantea) ...

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 16-year-old boy from the Listowel area says he stumbled upon a 'huge' giant puffball mushroom that tips the scales at 19 lbs. Matthew Hiltz, 16, said he happened upon the giant mushroom while he ...

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 ...

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 ...