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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wild mushrooms are found in forests and fields when it's damp out or after it has rained. Common edible mushrooms include chicken of the woods, morels, chanterelles, and giant puffballs. Beginner ...

A cluster of small “puffball” mushrooms grow on the surface of a fallen, rotting log. Find a variety of edible fall mushrooms in nature this week, as temperatures cool. Though mention of mushroom ...

And I recommend hunting for these three edible fungi, which are easy to find, easy to identify and choice for eating. Remember to ask permission from a landowner or their agent before foraging on ...