Lori Matheis and her son Levi removed thismushroom from her yard on Friday, June 21. The ginormous fungus grew beneath the bushes outside of her home on South Ellsworth Street in Marshall.
"It measured 28 x 16 x 12 inches on Friday evening," Lori wrote in an email.
Levi reexamined mushroom on Monday afternoon, and he speculated it died after it was removed from the ground. Lori said the fungus is much lighter now, but it was originally pulled from the bushes, themushroom weighed approximately 40 pounds.