Portal:Fungi/Did you know/14


 * ... that the fungus Helvella corium has been found growing on caustic spoil mounds of a soda factory and on uranium tailings?
 * ... that the fungus Helvella acetabulum resembles a cabbage leaf?
 * ... that extracts from the elastic saddle fungus can dissolve fibrin blood clots?
 * ... that the powdery mildew fungus Phyllactinia guttata has gelatinous filaments thought to help it adhere to leaves?
 * ... that the "Devil's Cigar" is a mushroom found only in Texas and Japan?