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== '''The illuminated mushroom''' == | == '''The illuminated mushroom''' == | ||
This mushroom has developed an amazing feature, it shines in the dark. In our native forests sometimes infected by the Hallimasch root pieces. This phenomenon is referred to as bioluminescence and is also known by the fireflies. For most observers of yesteryear, the glowing wood was mysterious and eerie, and associated with wizards, fairies, and elves. In this mushroom species shine both the mycelium and the fruiting bodies. Interestingly, however, only the American style of Panellus stipticus shines. He has a creamy white color and 1-2 cm large, shell-like fruiting bodies that spread throughout the trunk. Every year new fruiting bodies appear. | This mushroom has developed an amazing feature, it shines in the dark. In our native forests sometimes infected by the Hallimasch root pieces. This phenomenon is referred to as bioluminescence and is also known by the fireflies. For most observers of yesteryear, the glowing wood was mysterious and eerie, and associated with wizards, fairies, and elves. In this mushroom species shine both the mycelium and the fruiting bodies. Interestingly, however, only the American style of Panellus stipticus shines. He has a creamy white color and 1-2 cm large, shell-like fruiting bodies that spread throughout the trunk. Every year new fruiting bodies appear. | ||
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