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... that species in the fungal genus Rhodocollybia have spores that are dextrinoid?
... that colonization of mature black spruce trees by jelly drops helps protect them from future infection by rot-causing fungi?
... that Leucopaxillus albissimus, one of the larger mushrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area, has a fruiting body unusually resistant to decay?
... that the whitish powder found on the spore sac of the beaked earthstar is made of crystalline calcium oxalate?
... that the "wrinkled peach" mushroom requires light from the red end of the visible spectrum to induce fruiting?