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Phallus Indusiatus Facts The attention-grabbing term of Phallus Indusiatus serves as the scientific name for a fascinating variety of mushroom. This remarkable, and in some ways quite controversial, fungus, also goes by several other names, however. These include such terms as the bamboo pith, bamboo mushroom, veiled lady, crinoline stinkhorn, and the long net stinkhorn. […]Read More
Mycena Chlorophos Facts This truly extraordinary variety of fungus remains known to researchers by its relatively unassuming scientific name of the Mycena Chlorophos. For the moment, the remarkable species has no generally accepted common name. Only the name of the awesome fungus fails to impress those who encounter it or learn of it, however. This […]Read More
Amethyst Deceiver Facts The picturesque and descriptive term of Amethyst Deceiver serves as the generally accepted common name for a remarkable variety of mushroom. Its scientific name, however, remains the difficult to pronounce Laccaria amethystina. By either of these names, though, it’s a fungus with what some people humorously consider to be a psychological problem. […]Read More
Jelly Ear Facts This highly distinctive variety of fungus most frequently goes by the simple, yet descriptive, common name of the Jelly Ear. Like many species, though, it also bears other, alternate names. These include such terms as the Jew’s Ear and the Judas’s Ear. Among professionals, such as researchers, however, it’s better known by […]
Indigo Milk Cap Facts Most frequently known by the common name of the Indigo Milk Cap, this brilliantly colored mushroom easily dazzles the eye. It also has several other general names, though. These alternate terms include the blue milk mushroom and indigo lactarius. Scientific professionals, however, typically refer to the fungus by its official scientific […]
Black Witches’ Butter Facts The distinctive term of Black Witches’s Butter serves as only the most frequently used name for this amazing fungus. It actually goes by several other alternate names, as well. These include the terms of the black jelly roll, and the warty jelly fungus. Its scientific name, however, is that of the […]
Dead Man’s Fingers Facts The attention-grabbing term of Dead Man’s Fingers perfectly fits this distinctive fungus. That’s partly due to the fact that it evolved as a saprobic fungus, meaning it thrives among decaying organic matter. Xylaria polymorpha serves as its scientific name. The first recorded scientific recognition of this remarkable species occurred in 1797. […]
Bleeding Tooth Fungus Facts Just its distinctive name serves as enough to make the remarkable Bleeding Tooth Fungus stand out in the minds of most people. Not surprisingly, it also remains inedible. However, the astonishing fungus actually isn’t actually toxic. Furthermore, its lack of edibility only stems from its extremely bitter taste. But no doubt […]
Icicle Mushroom Facts Perhaps most notably, the distinctive term Icicle Mushroom serves as the common name for any of the fungi in the genus Hericium. Furthermore, regardless of its unusual appearance, all known members of this genus remain edible. In addition, the common name derives from the obvious resemblance of its structure to hanging icicles, […]
Mycena Chlorophos Facts This truly extraordinary variety of fungus remains known to researchers by its relatively unassuming scientific name of the Mycena Chlorophos. For the moment, the remarkable species has no generally accepted common name. Only the name of the awesome fungus fails to impress those who encounter it or learn of it, however. This […]
Phallus Indusiatus Facts The attention-grabbing term of Phallus Indusiatus serves as the scientific name for a fascinating variety of mushroom. This remarkable, and in some ways quite controversial, fungus, also goes by several other names, however. These include such terms as the bamboo pith, bamboo mushroom, veiled lady, crinoline stinkhorn, and the long net stinkhorn. […]
Amethyst Deceiver Facts The picturesque and descriptive term of Amethyst Deceiver serves as the generally accepted common name for a remarkable variety of mushroom. Its scientific name, however, remains the difficult to pronounce Laccaria amethystina. By either of these names, though, it’s a fungus with what some people humorously consider to be a psychological problem. […]
