What is Puff Ball? Puff ball is a type of mushroom. The mushroom cap and spores are used as medicine. People take puff ball for nosebleeds and skin disorders. Young puff ball mushrooms are edible. #healing #adaptogens #superfoods #foodasmedicine #plantbased eating#fresh #superfood #eattherainbow #nourish #healthy

Recognize the prolific and often under appreciated common puffballs Lycoperdon perlatum and Lycoperdon pyreform. Learn how to harvest, process, and prepare these delicious little pops of great mush…

Fall 2014 - Giant Puffballs

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The term “puffball” can refer to several different mushroom species that belong to a group known as Gasteromycetes, meaning “stomach fungi.” This name stems from their unique habit of forming spores inside their fruiting bodies rather than having gills or pores. When these ball-shaped mushrooms ripen, they break open to release a puff of spores, hence the name “puffballs.”

Have you found a giant puffball? Here's a great selection of tasty puffball recipes to make with this amazing gourmet mushroom.

Giant puffball mushroom info

Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) / Vesse-de-loup perlée / Image by Georgi Georgiev from 35photo.pro

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