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- ... that the fungus Helvella corium has been found growing on caustic spoil mounds of a soda factory and on uranium tailings?
- ... that the fungus Helvella acetabulum resembles a cabbage leaf?
- ... that extracts from the elastic saddle fungus can dissolve fibrin blood clots?
- ... that the powdery mildew fungus Phyllactinia guttata has gelatinous filaments thought to help it adhere to leaves?
- ... that the "Devil's Cigar" is a mushroom found only in Texas and Japan?