Mycology

fungi

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus species) primarily grow on dead or dying hardwood logs and branches, as well as straw, sawdust, and other lignocellulosic plant material in both wild...

biology

The question of the tallest fungi has a practical answer, not a mythical one. Fungi are measured from the base of the fruiting body to the tip of the highest spore-bearing struc...

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Mushrooms sit at a curious boundary: as fungi, they are biologically alive, yet their familiar fruiting bodies share traits with nonliving material. In strict biological terms,...

mycology

Magic mushrooms refer to fungi that produce psilocybin or psilocin, compounds that can temporarily alter perception, mood, and thought. Because many mushrooms share similar appe...