What Is a Giant Puffball Mushroom? Giant puffball mushrooms or Calvatia gigantean are medicinal mushrooms that grow on decaying plant material. You can find them near the edges or openings of ...

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Curious Aussies contemplating adding a “creepy” yet very common backyard fungus to their dinner have been warned to be careful. The growth, named coprinus comatus, and otherwise known as the ...