Mushrooms, the fruiting bodies of fungi, are high in fiber and protein, and provide vitamins and minerals. Mushrooms are known to contain the antioxidants Ergothioneine and Selenium1. Mushrooms are thought to benefit the immune system, and the oyster mushroom is known to contain cholesterol inhibiting compounds known as statins. In addition, certain mushrooms are known to have antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties in cell culture (in vitro).
Not all mushrooms are healthy for humans. About 80 types of mushrooms are toxic. Some are extremely dangerous. Amanita ocreata (for example) can cause severe poisoning and death.
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well yeah i guess... because i'm Vietnamese and they sell white fungus drinks and i like them and drink them... and yes. i am obviously still alive and have not died yet.
- anonymous 12 year old girl ^-^
Possibly, however, don't gamble with your life. If they are oyster mushrooms, then they are safe to eat. However, there are many non-edible and some poisonous white mushrooms that grow on trees. I advise you to seek out an expert (maybe at a local mushroom hunter meeting) and have them show you which are safe and not.
There is an old saying passed down by people who like/study mushrooms (such a person is referred to as a mycoloigst):
There are old mycologists, and there are bold mycologists. There are no old, bold mycologists.
The color of the mushroom does not denote its safety. You must identify the exact species to be safe. There are about 80 varieties of toxic mushrooms.
Most white fungi is edible. Only some is poisonous. I would never pick any without a good field guide.
no they are decomposers
Yes. Though oyster Mushrooms can be found on a range of substrates, they are birch specialists that seem to thrive on the various populus species. Thus, a good place to start your hunt if looking for them in the wild would be a downed birch tree.
Growing a tree helps the earth as it captures CO2 for a longer period
The width of the tree's growth ring indicates the kind of growing season the tree endured .
White Walnut Tree
A bushy low growing tree with white spring flowers
No, its leaves are toxic to Red-Eyed Tree Frogs.
Mushrooms grow on dead matter - so you could have anything under the ground from a rotting tree root to thick thatch in your lawn. There are no products to control mushrooms. If the mushrooms are growing in a straight line that leads to a tree...well that means the roots are rotting and your favorite tree isn't long for this world. If you see a large group of them usually in a circle, that simply means there WAS a tree in that area and there are still some roots underground. If you see tiny ones scattered all over the lawn, then you have very thick thatch.
mushrooms are 95% water. Mushrooms are common after thunderstorms and storms in general because of the humidity, most mushrooms need 80% humidity or higher to grow. They do not germinate, think of it like an apple tree, the main tree is wood, mycelium is the main "tree" the apple is the "fruit of the tree, and the mushroom is the fruit of the mycelium. withhout mycelium there is no mushroom.
A white mangrove is a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
I can't think of any reason why not.
no they are decomposers
The diet of tree frogs consists mainly of insects and they are not known to feed on mushrooms, but they may be found eating small insects that feed on mushrooms.
the trees have nutrients and the mushrooms are feeding off the nutrients, so they're practically breaking down or decomposing the tree
Yes. Though oyster Mushrooms can be found on a range of substrates, they are birch specialists that seem to thrive on the various populus species. Thus, a good place to start your hunt if looking for them in the wild would be a downed birch tree.
Bamboo has been measured surging skyward as fast as 39 inches in a 24-hour period due to their unique rhizome-dependent system.
Growing a tree helps the earth as it captures CO2 for a longer period