It can be used to dye wools and other synthetic fabrics.
There are known colonies in America that are estimated to be 2,400 years old and span over 2,200 acres.
Some varieties are edible.
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Some varieties can be fatal if eaten.
Some varieties can cause hallucinations if eaten.
Many species have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years.
Some varieites are called "puffball" or "stinkhorn"
It is typically produced above ground in soil.
I'll bet you guessed it by now....
One more big clue...
It resembles an umbrella and is referred to as a fungus.
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If you guessed a mushroom...you are correct!!
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A mushroom walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a drink.
"I'm sorry, said the bartender, we don't serve mushrooms here".
"Why not, asked the mushroom, I'm a Fun-gi (fun guy)!"
Okay -- you have obviously had too much exposure to my puns. [shakes head]
ReplyDelete*snort* That was a corny joke ;0) Cute pics of mushrooms, though!
ReplyDeleteLOL..hehehe...I guessed mushrooms, but didn't know they were used to dye fabrics..very intersting. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteYou have way too much time on your hands...Just looking at mushrooms sends me to the ER. I'll send you my bill...TeeHeeHee
ReplyDeleteOh, and the orange "fence" at our house. We aren't fencing them in, we're keeping them OUT. And it works.
You are too funny.
Woohoo! I got it after the hallucinations part!
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