Soccer ball-sized rare mushroom found in Korea

A giant mushroom described as a globally rare species has been found for the 13th consecutive year at a farm near Mount Jiri in southwestern South Korea, local officials said Thursday.

The white, ball-shaped mushroom, known in Korean as daenggual, was discovered recently by 63-year-old farmer Ju Ji-hwan at his black raspberry farm in Sannae-myeon, Namwon, North Jeolla Province, according to the city government.

The mushroom typically measures about 30 centimeters in diameter and has a white surf ...