Cut the giant puffball in half from top to bottom. If it isn’t white and smooth and you notice gills inside, avoid eating it because it isn’t a giant puffball.

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 ...

Although puffballs are not really abundant anywhere, I seem to see them in many different environments, from the plains near the Coalton trailhead to meadows above the Mountain Research Station. My… ...

Anderson said this puffball mushroom was measured at 18 inches across and 10 inches deep. ... "The key to identification for the giant puffball is a smooth surface. When you cut it in half, ...

For the first time, Illinois has a state mushroom, thanks in large part to a group of students from Chicago's western suburbs. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3514 into law in August.