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 ...

Nov. 4—With the leaf drop that occurred mostly on schedule between Oct. 13 and 20, the landscape took on a different appearance. The green-leaf trees that had been with us since mid-May spent the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WCIA) — Following an initiative led by Wheaton elementary school students, Governor JB Pritzker named the Calvatia ...

BRAINERD — Move over morels. Step aside chicken of the woods. A different edible mushroom is taking center stage this fall. At least that’s what happened recently for Bay Lake area resident Sheryl ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- What do the white oak, the northern red cardinal, the white-tailed deer, the eastern tiger salamander, the violent, the painted turtle, the mineral fluorite, the bluegill fish, big ...

LANSING, MI (WILX/CNN) - When Ed Delaney told his wife he found a surprise for her. She thought she was getting flowers, but when she came downstairs Ed was holding a giant mushroom. "I walked in and ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill that named the official mushroom of the state of Illinois. Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the “giant puffball,” is now the ...