Portal:Fungi/Did you know/11


 * ... that in Mexico, the mushroom Boletus frostii is commonly known as panzia agria, which translates to "sour belly"?
 * ... that the yellow wart is often confused with the fly agaric?
 * ... that the largest specimens of the sandy stiltball fungus have been found growing in floodplains with halophilic vegetation?
 * ... that Geastrum triplex is considered the largest of the earthstar fungi?
 * ... that the puffball mushroom Calvatia sculpta has been described as "a cross between a geodesic dome and a giant glob of meringue"?