Rare mushroom that hisses is spotted along trail at Texas state park, officials say
If you find yourself near one of the world's rarest mushrooms as it unfurls, officials say you might be able to hear its 'strange hissing noise' as...
If you find yourself near one of the world's rarest mushrooms as it unfurls, officials say you might be able to hear its 'strange hissing noise' as it releases a 'hazy cloud of spores.' This mushroom, aptly nicknamed the 'Devil's Cigar,' is believed to have been seen by only a few hundred people, according to research scientist Bob O'Kennon with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Most recently, someone spotted the mushroom — named the Texas Star, with Latin name Chorioactis geaster — along a trail at Inks Lake State Park in Hill Country, about 70 miles northwest of Austin.