Mushrooms

Wondering if mushroom spores are safe? Learn what mushroom spores are, where and why they’re produced, whether they’re harmful and how people use them.

Can mushrooms replace meat? Yes they can! Learn 10 of the best mushrooms to use as meat substitutes and how to use them in your favorite dishes.

Mushrooms are unusual organisms that are neither plants nor animals. They fall into a kingdom of their own, Kingdom Fungi, that includes mushrooms, molds, rusts, smuts and yeasts. Although initially classified as plants, scientists soon realized fungi were more similar to animals. Unlike plants that use photosynthesis to produce the nutrients they need, fungi and …

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What are endophytic fungi? Learn more about endophytic fungi, why they’re the focus of scientific studies, and how they benefit plants and humans with examples.

Learn what parasitic mushrooms are, what they feed on and how they differ from other mushrooms with examples of common edible and medicinal parasitic mushrooms.