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The English word fungus is directly adopted from the Latin fungus (mushroom), used in the writings of Horace and Pliny. [10] This in turn is derived from the Greek word sphongos (σφόγγος 'sponge'), which refers to the macroscopic structures and morphology of mushrooms and molds; [11] the root is also used in other languages, such as the German Schwamm ('sponge') and Schimmel ('mold').
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Spores coming out of puffball fungus. While most puffballs are not poisonous, some often look similar to young agarics, and especially the deadly Amanitas, such as the death cap or destroying angel mushrooms. Young puffballs in the edible stage, before maturation of the gleba, have undifferentiated white flesh within, whereas the gills of ...
The following are images from various fungi-related articles on Wikipedia. Image 1 Agaricus bitorquis (the "pavement mushroom") emerging through asphalt concrete in summer (from Mushroom ) Image 2
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Often this fungus is found with a multitude of separate "digits", but at times the individual parts will be fused together. In maturity, the fruiting bodies can be 3–10 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 inches) tall, externally colored black or brown, [3] sometimes with shades of blue or green. It is white on the inside, with a blackened dotted ...
Penicillium (/ ˌ p ɛ n ɪ ˈ s ɪ l i əm /) is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.