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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-11 10:33 PM
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Giant fungus discovered in China (BBC)
Edited on Sun Jul-31-11 10:35 PM by eppur_se_muova
By Matt Walker
Editor, BBC Nature

The most massive fruiting body of any fungus yet documented has been discovered growing on the underside of a tree in China.

The fruiting body, which is equivalent to the mushrooms produced by other fungi species, is up to 10m long, 80cm wide and weighs half a tonne.

That shatters the record held previously by a fungus growing in Kew Gardens in the UK.

The new giant fungus is thought to be at least 20 years old.

The first example of the new giant fungus was recorded by scientists in 2008 in Fujian Province, China, by Professor Yu-Cheng Dai of the Herbarium of biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shenyang and his assistant Dr Cui.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14294283




Soon to be harvested to extinction for its purported virility-boosting "medicinal" powers? :shrug:
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 10:12 AM
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1. Soon to have its spores imported on some fruit or vegetable.
And promptly take up residence in my fridge.
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