EDIBLEMUSHROOM

Edible mushroom

Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi . They can appear either below ground or above ground where they may be picked by hand. Edibility may be defined by criteria that include absence of poisonous effects on humans and desirable taste and aroma.

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