Puffball Mushroom

Also known as Giant Puffball

Giant puffballs produce some of the largest fruiting bodies in the fungal kingdom, often appearing overnight in grassy fields, pastures, and open woodlands. As the internal spore mass matures, it transforms from firm white flesh into billions of olive-brown spores released when the outer skin ruptures. These saprobic fungi play an essential role breaking down organic matter in temperate soils across the Northern Hemisphere.