
Listen. The Texas State Mushroom Hisses When It Blooms
The Texas Star Mushroom, or Devil’s Cigar, is one of the rarest fungi in the world — found only in Texas, Oklahoma, and Japan. It “hisses” when it blooms and releases a puff of spores that look like smoke.






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