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| The most commonly known fungi are the umbrella shaped ones. they belong to club fungi. | |
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| cool! Did you know that the mass of hyphae from which mushrooms are produced may grow 35m across? | |
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| The most familiar mushrooms are known as gill fungi because the basidia develop in the grooves or gills, under the cap. | |
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| Interesting! Not gill all fungi are edible like the white destroying angel is very poisonous. | |
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| There are many different types of mushrooms , not only club fungi. There is bracket fungi, puffballs, smuts, and rusts are also in this group of fungi. | |
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| Bracket fungi grow out from wood and rusts are common plant parasites. | |
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