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panther cap mushroom Podostroma cornu-damae artist's conk fly agaric
Are fungi plants?
porcini mushroom
The role of fungi in forest decomposition
Brewer's yeast green mold Ergot
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Bracket fungus (Polyporus) growing on wood.
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The saprobe Panellus Stipticus displaying bioluminescence Panellus Stipticus Aug 12, 2009. Bioluminescent fungi. aka bitter oyster, astringent panus, luminescent panellus, stiptic fungus. fungus in the family Mycenaceae
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Are endangered fungi not 'cute enough' to be saved? • Apr. 16, 2025, 10:42 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Hundreds of fungi species could go extinct • Apr. 14, 2025, 6:01 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
Fungi vital to life face growing risk of extinction due to deforestation and more, study shows • Mar. 27, 2025, 8:47 AM ET (Straits Times)
Fungus labeled ‘urgent threat’ by CDC is spreading rapidly, hospital study finds • Mar. 22, 2025, 5:17 AM ET (The Hill)

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panther cap mushroom
Podostroma cornu-damae
artist's conk
fly agaric
porcini mushroom
Brewer's yeast
green mold
Ergot
bracket fungi
shelf fungi
Are fungi plants?
The role of fungi in forest decomposition
Do mushrooms need sunlight?
Know about the role of fungi in the forest ecosystem, where some digest plant matter, while others team with the plant (mycorrhizal) mutually
Why are Pilobolus fungi called “hat-throwers”?
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Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Cohn
German botanist
Hooker, Sir William Jackson
Sir William Jackson Hooker
British botanist
Bernard Ogilvie Dodge
American botanist
Albert Francis Blakeslee
American botanist
Heinrich Anton de Bary
German botanist
Elias Fries
Elias Fries
Swedish botanist
Robert Almer Harper
Robert Almer Harper
American biologist
J.C. Arthur
American botanist
Farlow
William Gilson Farlow
American botanist
Dillenius, detail from an engraving by James Heath after an original portrait by an unknown artist
Johann Jakob Dillenius
German botanist

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The saprobe Panellus Stipticus displaying bioluminescence Panellus Stipticus Aug 12, 2009. Bioluminescent fungi. aka bitter oyster, astringent panus, luminescent panellus, stiptic fungus. fungus in the family Mycenaceae
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