Puffballs Horticulture and Home Pest News

By A Mystery Man Writer

Description

Many Iowans have recently noticed large, white fungal spheres emerging from the ground in lawns, prairies, and forests. These puffballs are the fruiting structure of a fungus, and come in a variety of sizes. Perhaps the most common species of puffball is the giant puffball, Langermannia giganteum (formerly Calvatia gigantea). This puffball can grow up to a foot or more in diameter, appearing as a large, white ball. At first it has the texture of a marshmallow, but as the puffball matures it turns olive-brown, and the interior becomes spongy and filled with spores.
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Using Native Plants in Home Landscaping – Mother Earth News
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Surprise! You've got mushrooms in your houseplants - New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Pestle Puffball
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Surprise! You've got mushrooms in your houseplants - New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Pestle Puffball
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Puffball – Red Marks on Top Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
How to Grow and Care for Giant Allium
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Early July home and garden insect highlights - MSU Extension
Puffballs  Horticulture and Home Pest News
Fairy Ring Mushrooms Growing & Mowing in Bartow County
from per adult (price varies by group size)