With the large amount of rainfall in South Florida, we see an abundance of white mushrooms popping up in our lawns. The excessive moisture and humidity has created the growth of these organisms. Ho… ...

Besides intense humidity, the recent surge of rain has brought something else to the Acadiana region — large, white mushrooms in almost everyone’s yards.

In the nick of time, the Audubon Society’s “Mushrooms of North America” (Knopf, 2023) has just been published with lavish photos of 668 mushroom species. Seeing a cluster of white mushrooms ...

When I look at this mushroom, I first see a white stalk with a large, round bulb at the base. It also has a little collar around the stalk that is somewhat ruffled.

Besides intense humidity, the recent surge of rain has brought something else to the Acadiana region — large, white mushrooms in almost everyone’s yards.