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... that the mushroom Stropharia ambigua has been said to taste like old leaves?
... that a humongous fungus caused a media stir after it was reported to cover an area of 37 acres (15 ha), weigh at least 21,000 pounds (10,000 kg), and be 1,500 years old?}
... that the mushroom Cortinarius archeri is featured on the cover of the book Fungi of Southern Australia?
... that the mushroom Russula integra is a popular food in Northern Europe?
... that Spongiforma, a sponge-like bolete newly described in 2009, smells like coal tar?