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Seven U.S. states, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Illinois have officially declared a state mushroom. Minnesota was the first to declare a species; Morchella esculenta was chosen as its state mushroom in 1984, and codified into Statute in 2010. [1]
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Calvatia gigantea typically grows up to 20–50 centimetres (8– 19 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide and high. [2] According to First Nature, it "can grow to 80 cm diameter and weigh several kilograms". [3]
P. schweinitzii is a polypore, although unlike bracket fungi the fruiting body may appear terrestrial [citation needed] when growing from the roots or base of the host tree. [ 1 ] The fruiting bodies, appearing in late summer or fall, commonly incorporate blades of grass, twigs, or fallen pine needles as they grow. [ 2 ]
The recently described Psilocybe caeruleorhiza differs from P. ovoideocystidiata in lacking an annulus and fruiting in the late Fall and early Winter, rather than in the Spring and early Summer. [3] Both of these Psilocybe species are known only from eastern North America.
The fungus is typically reported to grow on or near the wood of conifers, although it has been observed to grow on hardwoods as well. [22] [1] Fruit bodies may grow solitarily, but more typically in groups or small clusters, and appear in the summer to autumn. Sometimes, they may grow on buried wood and thus appear to be growing on soil. [16]
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Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately 122,880 acres (497.3 km 2) of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected acreage is divided between Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties.
Mushrooms grow well at relative humidity levels of around 95–100%, and substrate moisture levels of 50 to 75%. [1] Instead of seeds, mushrooms reproduce through spores. Spores can be contaminated with airborne microorganisms, which will interfere with mushroom growth and prevent a healthy crop.